Cisco 350 Series Administration Manual page 490

Security
SSH Server
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SSH Server
Cisco 350, 350X and 550X Series Managed Switches, Firmware Release 2.4, ver 0.4
• Public Key—Copy in the RSA public key.
• Private Key (Encrypted)—Select and copy in the RSA private key in encrypted form.
• Private Key (Plaintext)—Select and copy in the RSA private key in plain text form.
Click Apply to apply the changes to the Running Configuration.
Click Display Sensitive Data as Encrypted to display this key as encrypted. When this
button is clicked, the private keys are written to the configuration file in encrypted form (when
Apply is clicked). When the text is displayed in encrypted form, the button becomes Display
Sensitive Data as Plaintext enabling you to view the text in plaintext again.
The Details button displays the certificate and RSA key pair. This is used to copy the
certificate and RSA key-pair to another device (using copy/paste). When you click Display
Sensitive Data as Encrypted, the private keys are displayed in encrypted form.
To create a new self-generated certificate on the device:
Click Security > SSL Server > SSL Server Authentication Settings.
Select a certificate and click Edit.
Enter the following fields as required:
• Regenerate RSA Key—Select to regenerate the RSA key.
• Key Length—Select the required key length from the options.
• Common Name—Enter a common name.
• Organization Unit—Enter the name of the organization unit for the certificate.
• Location—Enter the location of the organization unit for the certificate.
• State—Enter the state of the organization unit for the certificate.
• County—Enter the county of the organization unit for the certificate.
• Duration—Enter the length of time that the certificate will be valid.
Click Apply to apply the changes to the Running Configuration.
See Security: SSH Server.
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