Crypto Key Generate Rsa - Cisco 300 Series Cli Manual

RSA and Certificate Commands
78-21075-01 Command Line Interface Reference Guide
User Guidelines
DSA keys are generated in pairs - one public DSA key and one private DSA key.
If the device already has DSA keys default or user defined, a warning is displayed
with a prompt to replace the existing keys with new keys.
Erasing of the startup configuration or returning to factory defaults automatically
deletes the default keys and they are recreated during device initialization.
See Keys and Certificates
pair.
Example
The following example generates a DSA key pair.
switchxxxxxx(config)#
The SSH service is generating a private DSA key.
This may take a few minutes, depending on the key size.
..........
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crypto key generate rsa

The crypto key generate rsa Global Configuration mode command generates RSA
key pairs.
Syntax
crypto key generate rsa
Parameters
N/A
Default Configuration
The application creates a default key automatically.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
for information on how to display and copy this key
crypto key generate dsa
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