RSA and Certificate Commands
crypto key generate dsa
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The crypto key generate dsa Global Configuration mode command generates
DSA key pairs.
Syntax
crypto key generate dsa
Default Configuration
DSA key pairs do not exist.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
DSA keys are generated in pairs: one public DSA key and one private DSA key. If
the device already has DSA keys, a warning and prompt to replace the existing
keys with new keys are displayed.
This command is not saved in the device configuration; however, the keys
generated by this command are saved in the private configuration, which is never
displayed to the user or backed up on another device.
This command may take a considerable period of time to execute.
Example
The following example generates DSA key pairs.
Console(config)# crypto key generate dsa