HP 4100GL - Manual (Page 8)

1. Assigning a Local Login (Operator) and
Enable (Manager) Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
2. Generating the Switch’s Public and Private Key Pair . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
3. Providing the Switch’s Public Key to Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4. Enabling SSH on the Switch and Anticipating SSH
Client Contact Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
5. Configuring the Switch for SSH Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
6. Use an SSH Client To Access the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Further Information on SSH Client Public-Key Authentication . 4-22
Messages Related to SSH Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
5 Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Prerequisite for Using SSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Steps for Configuring and Using SSL for Switch and Client
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Configuring the Switch for SSL Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
1. Assigning a Local Login (Operator) and
Enable (Manager)Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
2. Generating the Switch’s Server Host Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
To Generate or Erase the Switch’s Server Certificate with
the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Comments on certificate fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Generate a Self-Signed Host Certificate with
the Web browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Generate a CA-Signed server host certificate with
the Web browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
3. Enabling SSL on the Switch and
Anticipating SSL Browser Contact Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Using the CLI interface to enable SSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Using the web browser interface to enable SSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Common Errors in SSL setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
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