Configuring The Switch For Secure Shell; Understanding Ssh; Ssh Servers, Integrated Clients, And Supported Versions - Cisco WS-C2960-24LC-S Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 8 Configuring Switch-Based Authentication
To secure the switch for HTTP access by using AAA methods, you must configure the switch with the
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ip http authentication aaa global configuration command. Configuring AAA authentication does not
secure the switch for HTTP access by using AAA methods.
For more information about the ip http authentication command, see the Cisco IOS Security Command
Reference, Release 12.2.

Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell

This section describes how to configure the Secure Shell (SSH) feature. To use this feature, you must
install the cryptographic (encrypted) software image on your switch. You must obtain authorization to
use this feature and to download the cryptographic software files from Cisco.com. For more information,
see the release notes for this release.
These sections contain this information:
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For SSH configuration examples, see the "SSH Configuration Examples" section in the "Configuring
Secure Shell" chapter of the Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 12.2, at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1835/products_configuration_guide_chapter0918
6a00800ca7d5.html
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, see the command
Note
reference for this release and the command reference for Cisco IOS Release 12.2 at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1835/products_command_reference_book09186a
0080087e33.html

Understanding SSH

SSH is a protocol that provides a secure, remote connection to a device. SSH provides more security for
remote connections than Telnet does by providing strong encryption when a device is authenticated. This
software release supports SSH Version 1 (SSHv1) and SSH Version 2 (SSHv2).
This section consists of these topics:
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SSH Servers, Integrated Clients, and Supported Versions

The SSH feature has an SSH server and an SSH integrated client, which are applications that run on the
switch. You can use an SSH client to connect to a switch running the SSH server. The SSH server works
with the SSH client supported in this release and with non-Cisco SSH clients. The SSH client also works
with the SSH server supported in this release and with non-Cisco SSH servers.
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Understanding SSH, page 8-33
Configuring SSH, page 8-34
Displaying the SSH Configuration and Status, page 8-37
SSH Servers, Integrated Clients, and Supported Versions, page 8-33
Limitations, page 8-34
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