3Com 4500 When Switch Acts as Client and First-Time Authentication is not Supported

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<SwitchA> system-view
[SwitchA] interface vlan-interface 1
[SwitchA-Vlan-interface1] ip address 10.165.87.137 255.255.255.0
[SwitchA-Vlan-interface1] quit
# Generate a RSA key pair
[SwitchA] public-key local create rsa
# Export the generated RSA key pair to a file named Switch001.
[SwitchA] public-key local export rsa ssh2 Switch001
After the key pair is generated, you need to upload the pubic key file to the server through FTP or TFTP
and complete the server end configuration before you continue to configure the client.
# Establish an SSH connection to the server 10.165.87.136.
[SwitchA] ssh2 10.165.87.136
Username: client001
Trying 10.165.87.136 ...
Press CTRL+K to abort
Connected to 10.165.87.136 ...
The Server is not authenticated. Do you continue to access it?(Y/N):y
Do you want to save the server's public key?(Y/N):n
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<SwitchB>
When Switch Acts as Client and First-Time Authentication is not Supported
Network requirements
As shown in Figure 1-32, establish an SSH connection between Switch A (SSH Client) and Switch B
(SSH Server) for secure data exchange. The user name is client001 and the SSH server’s IP address is
10.165.87.136. The publickey authentication mode is used to enhance security.