Lantronix EDS16PS manual SSH Server Host Keys, To upload SSH server host keys generated from PuTTY

12: Security Settings

SSH Server Host Keys

SSH Host Keys can be obtained in a few different ways:

Uploading keys via PUTTY or other tools which generate RFC4716 format keys.

Creating keys through the EDS.

The steps for creating or uploading keys is described below.

To upload SSH server host keys generated from PuTTY:

1.Create the keys with puttygen.exe. The keys are in PuTTY format.

2.Use puttygen.exe again to convert the private key to Open SSH format as follows:

a.Import the private key using "Conversions…Import key."

b.Create a new file using "Conversions…Export OpenSSH key."

3.Use ssh-keygen to convert the public key to OpenSSH format. ssh-keygen-i-f putty_file > openssh_file

4.Select SSH on the menu bar and SSH Server: Host Keys at the top of the page. The SSH Server Host Keys page appears.

Figure 12-1 SSH Server: Host Keys (Upload Keys)

5. Enter or modify the following settings in the part of the screen related to uploading keys:

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