SMC Networks SMC8624/48T manual SSH Server Settings

USER AUTHENTICATION

•SSH Authentication Retries – Specifies the number of authentication attempts that a client is allowed before authentication fails and the client has to restart the authentication process.

(Range: 1-5 times; Default: 3)

•SSH Server-Key Size – Specifies the SSH server key size. (Range: 512-896 bits)

-The server key is a private key that is never shared outside the switch.

-The host key is shared with the SSH client, and is fixed at 1024 bits.

Web – Click Security, SSH, Settings. Enable SSH and adjust the authentication parameters as required, then click Apply. Note that you must first generate the host key pair on the SSH Host-Key Settings page before you can enable the SSH server.

Figure 3-21. SSH Server Settings

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