
3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 50 SSH Terminal Service
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Num Item Command Description
2 Entering VTY type of user
interface view [SW8800] user-interface
vty X X –
3 Configure the protocol
supported by current user
interface
[SW8800-ui-vtyX-X]
protocol inbound { all | ssh
| telnet } Optional
4 Returning to system view [SW8800-ui-vtyX-X] quit –
Generating a local RSA
key pair [SW8800] rsa
local-key-pair create
5 Destroying a local RSA
key pair [SW8800] rsa
local-key-pair destroy
Required
6 Configure the SSH user
authentication mode
[SW8800] ssh user
username
authentication-type
{ password | rsa |
password-publickey | all }
Required
By default,
users are
unable to log
in.
7 Configure the updating
cycle of the server key [SW8800] ssh server
rekey-interval hours
Optional
By default, the
system does
not update the
server key.
8 Configure the SSH
authentication timeout [SW8800] ssh server
timeout seconds
Optional
By default, it is
60 seconds.
9 Configure the number of
SSH authentication retries
[SW8800] ssh server
authentication-retries
times
Optional
By default, it is
three times.
Enter public key view [SW8800] rsa
peer-public-key key-name
10 Generate RSA key using
key generator tool See Generating the Client
Public Key.
Required
11 Entering public key edit
view to edit the key [SW8800-rsa-public-key]
public-key-code begin Required
12 Exiting public key edit
view [SW8800-rsa-public-key]
public-key-code end Required
13 Specifying the public key
for an SSH user
[SW8800] ssh user
username assign rsa-key
keyname Required
14 Configure
first-authentication SSH
server
[SW8800] ssh client
first-time enable
Optional
By default, the
system does
not perform
the first
authentication.