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Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)
Configuring the Switch for SSH Operation
Syntax: aaa authentication ssh login < local tacacs radius >[< local none >]
Configures a password method for the primary and secondary login (Operator) access. If you do not specify a secondary method, it defaults to none.
If the primary method is local, the secondary method is always none, which may or may not be specified.
aaa authentication ssh enable < local tacacs radius>[< local none >]
Configures a password method for the primary and secondary enable (Manager) access. If you do not specify a secondary method, it defaults to none.
If the primary method is local, the secondary method is always none, which may or may not be specified.
Option B: Configuring the Switch for ClientAuthentication. When configured with this option, the switch uses its public key to authenticate itself to a client, but the client must also provide a client
This means that before you can use this option, you must:
1.Create a key pair on an SSH client.
2.Copy the client’s public key into a
3.Copy the
(For more on these topics, refer to “Further Information on SSH Client Public- Key Authentication” on page
With steps 1 - 3, above, completed and SSH properly configured on the switch, if an SSH client contacts the switch, login authentication automatically occurs using the switch and client