Usage
Information This command specifies the rhost file used for host-based authentication. This
creates/ file overwrites the flash:/ADMIN_DIR/ssh/shosts file and deletes
the user-specified file. Even though this command is a global configuration
command, it does not appear in the running configuration because you only need
to run this command once.
This file contains hostnames and usernames, for which hosts and users, rhost-
authentication can be allowed.
NOTE: For rhostfile and pub-key-file, the administrator must FTP the
file to the switch.
ip ssh rsa-authentication (Config)Enable RSA authentication for the SSHv2 server.
Syntax ip ssh rsa-authentication enable
To disable RSA authentication, use the no ip ssh rsa-authentication
enable command.
Parameters enable Enter the keyword enable to enable RSA authentication for
the SSHv2 server.
Defaults Disabled.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
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.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information Enabling RSA authentication allows the user to log in without being prompted for a
password. In addition, the OpenSSH compatible SSHv2 RSA public key must be
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