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If the ssh user service-type command is executed with a username that does not exist, the system will
automatically create the SSH user. However, the user cannot log in unless you specify an
authentication type for it.
This configuration is not necessary if the password authentication mode is configured for SSH users.
With the publickey authentication mode configured for an SSH client, you must configure the client’s
RSA host public key on the server for authentication.
You can manually configure the public key or import it from a public key file. In the former case, you can
manually copy the client’s public key to the server. In the latter case, the system automatically converts
the format of the public key generated by the client to complete the configuration on the server, but the
client’s public key should be transferred from the client to the server beforehand through FTP/TFTP.
Follow these steps to configure the public key of a client manually:
To do... Use the command... Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter public key view public-key peer keyname Required
Enter public key edit view public-key-code begin —
Configure a public key for the
client
Enter the content of the public
key
When you input the key,
spaces are allowed between
the characters you input
(because the system can
remove the spaces
automatically); you can also
press Enter to continue your
input at the next line. But the
key you input should be a
hexadecimal digit string coded
in the public key format.
Return to public key view from
public key edit view public-key-code end —
Exit public key view and return
to system view peer-public-key end —
Follow these steps to import the public key from a public key file: