Dell 5324 manual Ip ssh pubkey-auth, Syntax Crypto key generate rsa Default Configuration, 295

Syntax

crypto key generate rsa

Default Configuration

RSA key pairs do not exist.

Command Mode

Global Configuration mode

User Guidelines

•RSA keys are generated in pairs: one public RSA key and one private RSA key. If the device already has RSA keys, a warning and prompt to replace the existing keys with new keys is displayed.

•The maximum supported size for the RSA key is 2048 bits.

•This command is not saved in the startup configuration; however, the keys generated by this command are saved in the FLASH. The SSH keys can be displayed with the show crypto key mypubkey rsa command.

•This command may take a considerable period of time to execute.

Example

The following example generates RSA key pairs.

Console (config)# crypto key generate rsa

ip ssh pubkey-auth

The ip ssh pubkey-authGlobal Configuration mode command enables public key authentication for incoming SSH sessions. To disable this function, use the no form of this command.

Syntax

ip ssh pubkey-auth

no ip ssh pubkey-auth

Default Configuration

The function is disabled.

Command Mode

Global Configuration mode

User Guidelines

•There are no user guidelines for this command.

SSH Commands

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