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Figure 240: create key menu – Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual

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AT-S62 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide

Section VII: Management Security

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The Create Key menu is shown in Figure 240.

Figure 240. Create Key Menu

5. Type 1 to select Key ID.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter Key Id -> [0 to 65535] -> 0

6. Enter an identification number for the key. This number can be from 0

to 65,535. This number is used only for identification purposes and not
in generating the actual encryption key. The ID for each key on the
switch must be unique.

Note

You cannot change the value for option 2 - Key Type. This value is
always RSA - Private.

7. Type 3 to select Key Length.

The following message is displayed:

Enter Key Length ->[512 to 1536] -> 512

8. Enter a key length. The range is 512 to 1,536 bits, in increments of 256

bits (for example, 512, 768, 1024, etc). Before selecting a key length,
note the following

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For an encryption key for SSL and web browser encryption, key length
can be any valid value within the range.

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For SSH host and server key pairs, the two keys must be created
separately and be of different lengths of at least one increment (256
bits) apart. The recommended length for the server key is 768 bits and
the recommended length for the host key is 1024 bits.

Allied Telesyn Ethernet Switch - AT-8524M - AT-S62

Production Switch

User: Manager

11:20:02 02-Jan-2006

Create Key

1 - Key ID ............. 0
2 - Key Type ........... RSA-Private
3 - Key Length ......... 512
4 - Key Description ....
5 - Generate Key

U - Update Display
R - Return to Previous Menu

Enter your selection?