xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch CLI Manual

config ssh authmode

Parameters

password – This parameter may be chosen if the administrator

 

wishes to use a locally configured password for authentication on

 

the Switch.

 

publickey - This parameter may be chosen if the administrator

 

wishes to use a publickey configuration set on a SSH server, for

 

authentication.

 

hostbased - This parameter may be chosen if the administrator

 

wishes to use a host computer for authentication. This parameter is

 

intended for Linux users requiring SSH authentication techniques

 

and the host computer is running the Linux operating system with a

 

SSH program previously installed.

 

[enable disable] - This allows you to enable or disable the SSH

 

authentication mode on the Switch.

Restrictions

Only administrator-level users can issue this command.

 

 

Example usage:

To enable the SSH authentication mode by password:

DES-6500:4#config ssh authmode password enable

Command: config ssh authmode password enable

Success.

DES-6500:4#

show ssh authmode

Purpose

Used to display the SSH authentication mode setting.

Syntax

show ssh authmode

Description

This command will allow you to display the current SSH

 

authentication set on the Switch.

Parameters

None.

Restrictions

None.

 

 

Example usage:

To view the current authentication mode set on the Switch:

DES-6500:4#show ssh authmode

Command: show ssh authmode

The SSH User Authentication Support

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Password : Enabled

Publickey : Enabled

Hostbased : Enabled DES-6500:4#

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