Configuring The Ssh Server; Creating A Host Key - Allied Telesis x600-24Ts Software Reference Manual

Secure Shell supports the following features for both SSH version 2 and SSH version 1.5:
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Secure Shell supports the following features for SSH version 2 only:
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Configuring the SSH Server

This section provides instructions on:
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Creating a Host Key

The SSH server uses either an RSA or DSA host key to authenticate itself with SSH clients. This
key must be configured before the SSH server can operate. If no host key exists, you cannot
start the SSH server.
Once created, the host key is stored securely on the device. To generate a host key for the SSH
server, use the command:
awplus(config)#
This command has two parameters for creating RSA keys. The rsa parameter creates a host
key for SSH version 2 sessions only. To create a host key for SSH version 1 sessions, use the
rsa1 parameter.
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inbound SSH connections (server mode) and outbound SSH connections (client mode).
file loading to and from remote machines using Secure Copy, using either the SSH client or
SSH server mode.
RSA public keys with lengths of 768–32768 bits, and DSA keys with lengths of 1024 bits.
Keys are stored in a format compatible with other SSH implementations, and mechanisms
are provided to copy keys to and from your device.
Secure encryption, such as Triple DES and Blowfish.
remote non-interactive shell that allows arbitrary commands to be sent securely to your
device, possibly automatically.
Compression of Secure Shell traffic.
Tunnelling of TCP/IP traffic.
File loading from remote machines using SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).
a login banner on the SSH server, that displays when SSHv2 clients connect to the server.
Creating a Host Key
Enabling the Server
Modifying the Server
Validating the Server Configuration
Adding SSH Users
Authenticating SSH Users
Adding a Login Banner
Monitoring the Server and Managing Sessions
Debugging the Server
crypto key generate hostkey {dsa|rsa|rsa1} [<768-32768>]
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