HP 4100gl manual Property Supported Comments Value, Ascii

Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)

Further Information on SSH Client Public-Key Authentication

N o t e s		Comments in public key files, such as smith@support.cairns.com in figure 4-15,
		may appear in a SSH client application’s generated public key. While such
		comments may help to distinguish one key from another, they do not pose
		any restriction on the use of a key by multiple clients and/or users.
		Public key illustrations such as the key shown in figure 4-15 usually include
		line breaks as a method for showing the whole key. However, in practice, line
		breaks in a public key will cause errors resulting in authentication failure.
		1. Use your SSH client application to create a public/private key pair. Refer
		to the documentation provided with your SSH client application for
		details. The switch supports the following client-public-key properties:
Property	Supported		Comments
	Value
Key Format	ASCII		See figure 4-9 on page 4-13. The key must be one unbroken ASCII string. If you add
			more than one client-public-key to a file, terminate each key (except the last one)
			with a <CR><LF>. Spaces are allowed within the key to delimit the key’s components.
			Note that, unlike the use of the switch’s public key in an SSH client application, the
			format of a client-public-key used by the switch does not include the client’s IP
			address.
Key Type	RSA only
Maximum Supported	3072 bits		Shorter key lengths allow faster operation, but also mean diminished security.
Public Key Length
Maximum Key Size	1024		Includes the bit size, public index, modulus, any comments, <CR>, <LF>, and all blank
	characters		spaces.
			If necessary, you can use an editor application to verify the size of a key. For example,
			placing a client-public-key into a Word for Windows text file and clicking on File
			Properties Statistics, lets you view the number of characters in the file, including
			spaces.

2. Copy the client’s public key into a text file (filename.txt). (For example, you can use the Notepad editor included with the Microsoft® Windows® software. If you want several clients to use client public-key authentica- tion, copy a public key for each of these clients (up to ten) into the file. Each key should be separated from the preceding key by a <CR><LF>.

3.Copy the client-public-key file into a TFTP server accessible to the switch.

Copying a client-public-key into the switch requires the following:

■One or more client-generated public keys. Refer to the documentation provided with your SSH client application.

■A copy of each client public key (up to ten) stored in a single text file or individual on a TFTP server to which the switch has access. Terminate all client public-keys in the file except the last one with a <CR><LF>.

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