Encryption of management messages, Scp services – Nortel Networks WEB OS 212777 User Manual
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Chapter 5: Secure Switch Management
212777-A, February 2002
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There can be a maximum number of four simultaneous Telnet/SSH/SCP connections
at one time. The
/cfg/sys/radius/telnet
command also applies to SSH/SCP connec-
tions.
Encryption of Management Messages
The supported encryption and authentication methods for both SSH and SCP are listed below:
Server Host Authentication:
Client RSA authenticates the switch at the beginning of
every connection
Key Exchange:
RSA
Encryption:
3DES-CBC, DES
User Authentication:
Local password authentication, RADIUS,
SecurID
(via
RADIUS, for SSH only—does not apply to SCP)
SCP Services
Administrator privileges are required to perform SCP commands. Set the SCP admin password
(this password must be different from the admin password).
The following SCP commands are supported in this service. These commands are entered
using the CLI on the client that is running the SCP application:
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getcfg
is used to download the switch's configuration to the remote host via SCP.
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putcfg
is used to upload the switch's configuration from a remote host to the switch; the
diff
command will be automatically executed at the end of
putcfg
to notify the remote
client of the difference between the new and the current configurations.
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putcfg_apply
will run the
apply command
after the
putcfg
is done.
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putcfg_apply_save
saves the new configuration to the flash after
putcfg_apply
is done.
The
putcfg_apply
and
putcfg_apply_save
commands are provided because extra
apply
and
save
commands are usually required after a
putcfg
; however, an SCP session
is not in an interactive mode at all.