Operation Manual – SSH
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 SSH Configuration
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1.3.2 Configuring the SSH Management Functions
The SSH server provides a number of management functions. Some functions can
prevent illegal operations such as malicious password guess, further guaranteeing the
security of SSH connections. Some other functions allow you to specify the source IP
address or interface for the SSH server to provide SSH access services for clients,
increasing the service manageability.
Table 1-4
Follow these steps to configure SSH management functions:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Set the SSH
authentication timeout
time
ssh server timeout
seconds
Optional
By default, the SSH
authentication timeout time is 60
seconds.
Set the number of SSH
authentication retry
attempts
ssh server
authentication-retrie
s
times
Optional
By default, the number of SSH
authentication retry attempts is
3.
Set the RSA server key
update interval
ssh server
rekey-interval hours
Optional
By default, the system does not
update the RSA server keys.
Configure a login
header
header shell text
Optional
By default, no login header is
configured.
Specify a source IP
address for the SSH
server
ssh-server
source-ip ip-address
Optional
By default, the system
determines the IP address for
clients to access.
Specify a source
interface for the SSH
server
ssh-server
source-interface
interface-type
interface-number
Optional
By default, the system
determines the interface for
clients to access.
Caution:
z
You can configure a login header only when the service type is
stelnet
. For
configuration of service types, refer to
Specifying a Service Type for an SSH User
.
z
For details of the
header
command, refer to the corresponding section in
Login
Command
.