Network Requirements; Configuration Procedure - HPE Moonshot 45Gc Security Configuration Manual

Network requirements

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The switch uses local password authentication.
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The client's username and password are saved on the switch.
Establish a NETCONF-over-SSH connection between the host and the switch, so that you can log in
to the switch to perform NETCONF operations.
Figure 113 Network diagram

Configuration procedure

# Generate RSA key pairs.
<Switch> system-view
[Switch] public-key local create rsa
The range of public key size is (512 ~ 2048).
If the key modulus is greater than 512, it will take a few minutes.
Press CTRL+C to abort.
Input the modulus length [default = 1024]:
Generating Keys...
........................++++++
...................++++++
..++++++++
............++++++++
Create the key pair successfully.
# Generate a DSA key pair.
[Switch] public-key local create dsa
The range of public key size is (512 ~ 2048).
If the key modulus is greater than 512, it will take a few minutes.
Press CTRL+C to abort.
Input the modulus length [default = 1024]:
Generating Keys...
.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*
........+......+.....+......................................+
...+.................+..........+...+.
Create the key pair successfully.
# Generate an ECDSA key pair.
[Switch] public-key local create ecdsa secp256r1
Generating Keys...
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Create the key pair successfully.
# Enable NETCONF over SSH.
Figure 113:
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