Usage

The host keys are required for key-exchange by the SSH server. If the keys are not

Information

found when you enable the server (ip ssh server enable), the keys are

 

automatically generated.

 

 

This command requires user interaction and generates a prompt prior to

 

overwriting any existing host keys.

 

 

NOTE: Only a user with superuser permissions should generate host-keys.

Example

Dell(conf)#crypto key generate rsa

:

 

Enter key size <1024-2048>. Default<1024>

 

Host key already exists. Overwrite (y/n)?y

 

 

Generating 1024-bit SSHv2 RSA key.

 

 

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

 

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

 

 

Dell(conf)#

 

 

Dell(conf)#crypto key generate rsa1

:

 

Enter key size <1024-2048>. Default<1024>

 

Host key already exists. Overwrite (y/n)?y

 

 

Generating 1024-bit SSHv1 RSA key.

 

 

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

 

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

 

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

 

 

Dell(conf)#

 

Related

ip ssh server — enables the SSH server.

 

Commands

 

 

show crypto — displays the SSH host public keys.

crypto key zeroize rsa

Removes the generated RSA host keys and zeroize the key storage location.

Syntax

crypto key zeroize rsa

Defaults

none

 

Command

CONFIGURATION

 

Modes

 

 

Command

This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,

History

refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.

 

The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.

 

Version

Description

 

9.7(0.0)

Introduced on the S6000–ON.

 

9.5(0.0)

Introduced on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, MXL

Related

crypto key generate — Generate keys for SSH server

Commands

 

 

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