Displaying And Maintaining Public Keys - HP 5500 HI Series Configuration Manual

Method
Import the public key from a public
key file (recommended).
Manually configure the public
key—enter or copy the key data.
To import the host public key from a public key file to the local device:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Import the host public key from the public key file.
To manually configure the peer public key on the local device:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Specify a name for the public
key and enter public key view.
3. Enter public key code view.
4. Configure the peer public key.
5. Return to public key view.
6. Return to system view.

Displaying and maintaining public keys

Prerequisites
1. Save the host public key of the
intended asymmetric key pair
in a file.
2. Transfer a copy of the file
through FTP or TFTP in binary
mode to the local device.
•
Display and record the public
key of the intended asymmetric
key pair.
•
If the peer device is an HP
device, use the display
public-key local public
command to view and record
its public key. A public key
displayed by other methods for
the HP device might not be in a
correct format.
Command
system-view
public-key peer keyname import sshkey filename
Command
system-view
public-key peer keyname
public-key-code begin
Enter or copy the key
public-key-code end
peer-public-key end
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Remarks
During the import process, the
system automatically converts the
public key to a string in Public Key
Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
format.
•
The recorded public key must
be in the correct format.
Otherwise, the manual
configuration of a
format-incompliant public key
will fail.
•
Always use the first method if
you are not sure about the
format of the recorded public
key.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
N/A
Spaces and carriage returns are
allowed between characters, but
are not saved.
When you exit public key code
view, the system automatically
saves the public key.
N/A