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Chapter7 Configuring Switch-Based Authentication

Configuring the Switch for Secure Socket Layer HTTP

To display the SSH server configuration and status, use one or more of the privileged EXEC commands

in Table 7 -3:

For more information about these commands, see the “Secure Shell Commands” section in the “Other

Security Features” chapter of the Cisco IOS Security Command Reference, Cisco IOS Release12.2, at

this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1835/products_command_reference_chapter0918

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Configuring the Switch for Secure Socket Layer HTTP

This section describes how to configure Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Version 3.0 support for the

HTTP 1.1 server and client. SSL provides server authentication, encryption, and message integrity, as

well as HTTP client authentication, to allow secure HTTP communications.To use this feature, the

cryptographic (encrypted) software image must be installed on your switch. You can download the

cryptographic software image from www.dell.com/support. For more information about the

cryptographic image, see the release notes for this release.

These sections contain this information:

•Understanding Secure HTTP Servers and Clients, page 7-42

•Configuring Secure HTTP Servers and Clients, page 7-45

•Displaying Secure HTTP Server and Client Status, page 7-49

For configuration examples and complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this

section, see the “HTTPS - HTTP Server and Client with SSL 3.0” feature description for Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(15)T at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1839/products_feature_guide09186a008015a4c6.

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On a secure HTTP connection, data to and from an HTTP server is encrypted bef ore being sent over the

Internet. HTTP with SSL encryption provides a secure connection to allow such functions as configuring

a switch from a Web browser. Cisco's implementation of the secure HTTP server and secure HTTP client

uses an implementation of SSL Version 3.0 with application-layer encryption. HTTP over SSL is

abbreviated as HTTPS; the URL of a secure connection begins with https:// instead of http://.

Table7-3 Commands for Displaying the SSH Server Configuration and Status

Command Purpose

show ip ssh Shows the version and configuration information for the SSH server.

show ssh Shows the status of the SSH server.