Configuring The Public Key Of A Client On The Server - 3Com E4500-24 Cli Configuration Manual

If the ssh user service-type command is executed with a username that does not exist, the system will
automatically create the SSH user. However, the user cannot log in unless you specify an
authentication type for it.

Configuring the Public Key of a Client on the Server

This configuration is not necessary if the password authentication mode is configured for SSH users.
With the publickey authentication mode configured for an SSH client, you must configure the client's
RSA host public key on the server for authentication.
You can manually configure the public key or import it from a public key file. In the former case, you can
manually copy the client's public key to the server. In the latter case, the system automatically converts
the format of the public key generated by the client to complete the configuration on the server, but the
client's public key should be transferred from the client to the server beforehand through FTP/TFTP.
Follow these steps to configure the public key of a client manually:
To do...
Enter system view
Enter public key view
Enter public key edit view
Configure a public key for the
client
Return to public key view from
public key edit view
Exit public key view and return
to system view
Follow these steps to import the public key from a public key file:
Use the command...
system-view
public-key peer keyname
public-key-code begin
Enter the content of the public
key
public-key-code end
peer-public-key end
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Remarks
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Required
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When you input the key,
spaces are allowed between
the characters you input
(because the system can
remove the spaces
automatically); you can also
press Enter to continue your
input at the next line. But the
key you input should be a
hexadecimal digit string coded
in the public key format.
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