
Set a server key-pair updating 
interval
 ssh server rekey-interval
hours 
Restore the default updating interval
 undo ssh server rekey-interval 
By default, the system does not update the server key-pair. 
Perform this task to set an SSH authentication timeout time period. 
Perform the following configuration in system view. 
Table 3-5 Set SSH authentication timeout time 
Operation Command 
Set SSH authentication timeout time
 ssh server timeout
seconds 
Restore the default SSH authentication 
timeout time setting
 undo ssh server timeout 
The SSH authentication timeout time of the system defaults to 60 seconds. 
Perform this task to set the authentication retry attempts for an SSH connection 
request to prevent unauthorized access. 
Perform the following configuration in system view. 
Table 3-6 Set the number of SSH authentication retries 
Operation Command 
Set the number of SSH authentication retries
 ssh server authentication-retries
times 
Restore the default number of SSH 
authentication retries
 undo ssh server authentication-retries 
By default, the parameter times defaults to 3. 
III. Access the Public Key View and Edit the Key 
To configure public key, you must enter the public key view first. 
Perform the following configuration in system view. 
Table 3-7 Configure a public key 
Operation Command 
Access the public key view. 
rsa peer-public-key key-name 
Remove the specified public key. 
undo rsa peer-public-key key-name 
After accessing the public-key edit view by executing the rsa peer-public-key 
command, you can input the key data by using the public-key-code begin command. 
You can input the key data using the hex command. You are allowed to input spaces 
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