Displaying Or Exporting The Local Host Public Key; Displaying And Recording The Host Public Key Information; Displaying The Host Public Key In A Specific Format And Saving It To A File - HP 6600 Security Configuration Manual

Displaying or exporting the local host public key

In some applications, such as SSH, to allow your local device to be authenticated by a peer device
through digital signature, you must display or export the local host public key, which will then be
specified on the peer device.
To display or export the local host public key, choose one of the following methods:

Displaying and recording the host public key information

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Displaying the host public key in a specific format and saving it to a file

Exporting the host public key in a specific format to a file
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If your local device functions to authenticate the peer device, you must specify the peer public key on the
local device. For more information, see
Displaying and recording the host public key
information
Task
Display the local RSA public keys.
Display the local DSA host public
key.
The display public-key local rsa public command displays both the RSA server and host public keys.
Recording the RSA host public key is enough.
After you display the host public key, record the key information for manually configuration of the key on
the peer device.
Displaying the host public key in a specific format
and saving it to a file
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Display the local host public
key in a specific format.
After you display the host public key in a specific format, save the key to a file, and transfer the file to the
peer device.
"Specifying the peer public key on the local
Command
display public-key local rsa public [ | { begin
| exclude | include } regular-expression ]
display public-key local dsa public [ | { begin
| exclude | include } regular-expression ]
Command
system-view
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Display the RSA host public key:
public-key local export rsa
{ openssh | ssh1 | ssh2 }
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Display the DSA host public key:
public-key local export dsa
{ openssh | ssh2 }
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device."
Remarks
Available in any view.
Use at least one
command.
Remarks
N/A
Use at least one command.