Cisco 500 Series Administration Manual page 562

Security: SSH Server
SSH Server Configuration Pages
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Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
• 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
Click Apply. The settings are saved to the Running Configuration file.
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.
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.
Click Apply to save the new user.
The following fields are displayed for all active users:
• IP Address—IP address of the active user.
• SSH User Name—User name of the active user.
• SSH Version—Version of SSH used by the active user.
• Cipher—Cipher of the active user.
• Authentication Code—Authentication code of the active user.
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:
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Automatic Login.
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