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Importing keys – Allied Telesis AT-S60 User Manual

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Chapter 23: Encryption

Section V: Security Features

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Note

Key Type is a read-only field. You cannot change this value.

7. To specify the format of the key, type 3 to select Key File Format.

8. Chose one of the following options by pressing 3 repeatedly:

HEX - Indicates an internal format for storing files. Select this value
for SSL configuration. This is the default.

SSH - Indicates a format for a Secure Shell (SSH) environment.
Select this value for a SSH server or client.

SSH2 - Indicates a format for a Secure Shell 2 environment. Select
this value for a SSH2 server or client.

9. Type 4 to select Key File Name to specify the filename of the key.

The key filename must have a .key extension.

10. Type 5 to select Export Key to File to export the key to a file.

The following message is displayed:

Key Export in Progress. Please wait...Done

To view the list of key files, see the File Menu.

Importing Keys

Use the following procedure to import RSA-Public keys. If you have a file
that contains both RSA-Public and RSA-Private keys, you can use this
procedure to import the RSA-Public key; however, the RSA-Private key
information is ignored.

To import RSA- Public keys, perform the following procedure:

1. From the Main Menu, type 6 to select Security Menu.

The Security Menu is shown in Figure 151 on page 473.

2. From the Security menu, select the Keys/Certificate Configuration

menu.

The Keys/Certificate Configuration Menu is shown in Figure 156
on page 492.

3. From the Key Management Menu, type 5 to select Import Key From

File to import a RSA - Public key.