Ip ssh pubkey-auth – Allied Telesis AT-S95 CLI (AT-8000GS Series) User Manual
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AT-8000GS Command Line Interface User’s Guide
Syntax
crypto key generate rsa
Parameters
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Default Configuration
RSA key pairs do not exist.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
RSA keys are generated in pairs: one public RSA key and one private RSA key. If the device already has RSA
keys, a warning and prompt to replace the existing keys with new keys are displayed.
This command is not saved in the device configuration; however, the keys generated by this command are saved
in the private configuration which is never displayed to the user or backed up on another device.
RSA keys are saved to the backup master.
This command may take a considerable period of time to execute.
Example
The following example generates RSA key pairs.
ip ssh pubkey-auth
The ip ssh pubkey-auth Global Configuration mode command enables public key authentication for incoming
SSH sessions. Use the no form of this command to disable this function.
Syntax
ip ssh pubkey-auth
no ip ssh pubkey-auth
Parameters
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Default Configuration
Public Key authentication for incoming SSH sessions is disabled.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
AAA authentication is independent
console(config)# crypto key generate rsa