Security: SSH Server
SSH Server Configuration Pages
471 Cisco Small Business 200, 300 and 500 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide (Internal Version)
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• SSH User Authentication by Public Key—Select to perform authentication
of the SSH client user using the public key.
• Automatic Login—This field can be enabled if the SSH User
Authentication by Public Key feature was selected. See Automatic Login.
The following fields are displayed for the configured users:
• SSH User Name—User name of user.
• Key Type—Whether this is an RSA or DSA key.
• Fingerprint—Fingerprint generated from the public keys.
STEP 3 Click Add to add a new user and enter the fields:
• SSH User Name—Enter a user name.
• Key Type—Select either RSA or DSA.
• Public Key—Copy the public key generated by an external SSH client
application (like PuTTY) into this text box.
SSH Server Authentication
A public and private RSA and DSA key are automatically generated when the
device is booted from factory defaults. Each key is also automatically created
when the appropriate user-configured key is deleted by the user.
To regenerate an RSA or DSA key or to copy in an RSA/DSA key generated on
another device:
STEP 1 Click Security > SSH Server > SSH Server Authentication.
The following fields are displayed for each key:
• Key Type—RSA or DSA.
• Key Source—Auto Generated or User Defined.
• Fingerprint—Fingerprint generated from the key.
STEP 2 Select either an RSA or DSA key.
STEP 3 You can perform any of the following actions:
• Generate—Generates a key of the selected type.
