Tripp Lite 93-2879, B096-048, B096-016 Installing the SSH Public/Private Keys Clustering

Generating public/private rsa key pair.

Enter file in which to save the key (/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa): /home/user/keys/control_room

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): Enter same passphrase again:

Your identification has been saved in /home/user/keys/control_room Your public key has been saved in /home/user/keys/control_room.pub. The key fingerprint is: 28:aa:29:38:ba:40:f4:11:5e:3f:d4:fa:e5:36:14:d6 user@server

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You must ensure there is no password associated with the keys. If there is a password, then the devices will have no way to supply it as runtime.

Full documentation for the ssh-keygencommand can be found at:

http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh-keygen

Installing the SSH Public/Private Keys (Clustering)

For Console Servers, the keys can be simply uploaded through the web interface on the System: Administration page. This enables you to upload stored RSA or DSA Public Key pairs to the Master and apply the Authorized key to the Slave as is described in Chapter 4.6. Once complete, proceed to Fingerprinting as described below.

Installing SSH Public Key Authentication (Linux)

Alternately, the public key can be installed on the unit remotely from the Linux host with the scp utility as follows:

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