Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 1114)

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sshUtil
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To set up SSH public key authentication on a switch for outgoing connections:
1. Generate a private/public key pair on the local switch:
switch:username> sshutil genkey
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):passphrase
Enter same passphrase again: passphrase
Key pair generated successfully.
2. Export the public key to a remote host:
switch:username> sshutil exportpubkey
Enter IP address: remote host IP Address
Enter remote directory: ~username/.ssh
Enter login name:username
Password:******
public key out_going.pub is exported successfully.
3. Append the public key to the authorized_keys file on the remote host:
username@remotehost> cat ~/.ssh/outgoing.pub >> \
~/.ssh/authorized_keys
To delete the private key on a switch:
switch:username> sshutil delprivkey
private key is deleted successfully.
To delete a known host or IP address from the file .ssh/known_hosts:
switch:username> sshutil delknownhost
IP Address/Hostname to be deleted:172.26.26.104
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