
when entering key data but they will be deleted by the system. The configured public 
key must be a consecutive hexadecimal character string coded in the public key 
format. Execute the public-key-code end command to stop public key editing and 
save the key. Before you save the key however, you should verify the validity of the 
key in case the key data are rendered useless due to illegal characters contained in 
the public key string. 
Perform the following configuration in public-key view. 
Table 3-8 Start/Stop public key editing 
Operation Command 
Access the public key edit view
 public-key-code begin 
Stop public key editing and exit 
the public key edit view
 public-key-code end 
Public key is generated by the Client software supporting SSH1.5 lower. 
Perform the following configuration in public key edit view. 
Table 3-9 Edit a public key 
Operation Command 
Input the public key data
 hex hex-data 
IV. Assign a Public Key to an SSH User 
Perform this task to assign a public key that has been configured to an SSH user. 
Perform the following configuration in system view. 
Table 3-10 Assign a public key to an SSH user 
Operation Command 
Assign a public key to an SSH user
 ssh user username
assign rsa-key
keyname 
Remove the association between the 
user and the public key
 undo ssh user username
assign rsa-key 
V. Close an SSH Process by Force 
A system administrator can disconnect the connections of all the SSH login users by 
force by executing the kill command on the console interface, or close by force the 
SSH process of a specified SSH login user found by executing the display 
local-user online command. 
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