ProCurve 2610 Manual page 206

Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)
Further Information on SSH Client Public-Key Authentication
Key Index Number
Figure 7-15. Example of Copying and Displaying a Client Public-Key File Containing Two Client Public Keys
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For example, if you wanted to copy a client public-key file named clientkeys.txt
from a TFTP server at 10.38.252.195 and then display the file contents:
Replacing or Clearing the Public Key File. The client public-key file
remains in the switch's flash memory even if you erase the startup-config file,
reset the switch, or reboot the switch.
■ You can remove the existing client public-key file or specific keys by
executing the clear crypto public-key command.
Syntax:clear crypto public-key
Deletes the client-public-key file from the switch.
Syntax:clear crypto public-key 3
Deletes the entry with an index of 3 from the
client-public-key file on the switch.
Enabling Client Public-Key Authentication. After you TFTP a client-
public-key file into the switch (described above), you can configure the switch
to allow one of the following:
If an SSH client's public key matches the switch's client-public-key
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file, allow that client access to the switch. If there is not a public-key
match, then deny access to that client.
If an SSH client's public key does not have a match in the switch's
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client-public-key file, allow the client access if the user can enter the
switch's login (Operator) password. (If the switch does not have an
Operator password, then deny access to that client.