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Chapter5 Configuring Switch-Based Authentication
Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell
To return to the default SSH control parameters, use the no ip ssh {timeout | authentication-retries}
global configuration command.
Displaying the SSH Configuration and Status
To display the SSH server configuration and status, use one or more of the privileged EXEC commands
in Table 5 -2:
For more information about these commands, see the “Secure Shell Commands” section in the “Other
Security Features” chapter of the Cisco IOS Security Command Reference, Cisco IOS Release12.2, at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/fsecur_r/fothercr/
srfssh.htm.
Step3 ip ssh {timeout seconds |
authentication-retries number}
Configure the SSH control parameters:
•Specify the time-out value in seconds; the default is 120 seconds. The
range is 0 to 120 seconds. This parameter applies to the SSH
negotiation phase. After the connection is established, the switch uses
the default time-out values of the CLI-based sessions.
By default, up to five simultaneous, encrypted SSH connections for
multiple CLI-based sessions over the network are available (session 0
to session 4). After the execution shell starts, the CLI-based session
time-out value returns to the default of 10 minutes.
•Specify the number of times that a client can re-authenticate to the
server. The default is 3; the range is 0 to 5.
Repeat this step when configuring both parameters.
Step4 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step5 show ip ssh
or
show ssh
Display the version and configuration information for your SSH server.
Display the status of the SSH server connections on the switch.
Step6 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Table5-2 Commands for Displaying the SSH Server Configuration and Status
Command Purpose
show ip ssh Shows the version and configuration information for the SSH server.
show ssh Shows the status of the SSH server.