3Com 5500G, 4210, 4200G manual # Assign the public key Switch001 to client client001

284CHAPTER 32: SSH CONFIGURATION GUIDE

[3Com-ui-vty0-4] user privilege level 3

[3Com-ui-vty0-4] quit

#Configure the authentication method of the SSH client named client001 as RSA.

[3Com] ssh user client001 authentication-type rsa

n Before performing the following steps, you must generate an RSA key pair by using the client software on the client, save the public key in a file named public, and then upload the file to the SSH server through FTP or TFTP. For details, refer to “Configure the SSH client” on page 284.

# Import the client’s public key named Switch001 from file public.

[3Com] rsa peer-public-key Switch001 import sshkey public

# Assign the public key Switch001 to client client001.

[3Com] ssh user client001 assign rsa-key Switch001

■Configure the SSH client

# Generate an RSA key pair, taking PuTTYGen as an example.

1Run PuTTYGen.exe, choose SSH-2 RSA and click Generate.

Figure 91 Client key pair generation interface 1