3Com 5500-SI Configuration Manual page 204

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Table 184 Configure client public keys
Operation
Enter system view
Enter public key view
Enter public key edit view
Return to public key view and
save the public keys
Return to system view
Allocate public keys to SSH
users
The manual mode is rather complex since it requires format conversation with the
specific software first and then manual configuration.
2 Automatic mode with the command
Operations on the client include:
SSH1.5/2.0-supported client software generates randomly RSA key pairs.
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Send the public key file to the Flash memory of the server using FTP/TFTP.
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Operations on the server are described in Table 185.
Table 185 Configure client public keys
Operation
Enter system view
Convert the format and
automatically configure the
client public keys
The automatic mode is recommended for its simplicity.
Command
system-view
rsa peer-public-key
key-name
public-key-code begin
public-key-code end
peer-public-key end
ssh user username assign
rsa-key keyname
Command Description
system-view -
rsa peer-public-key Required
key-name import sshkey The filename in the command must
filename be consistent with the public key file
name to be sent to the server Flash
memory.
Description
-
Required
Required
You can key in a blank space
between characters, since the system
can remove the blank space
automatically. But the public key
should be composed of hexadecimal
characters.
Required
The system saves public key data
when exiting from public key edit
view
-
Required
Keyname is the name of an existing
public key. If the user already has a
public key, the new public key
overrides the old one.