key
Enter a text string, up to 42 characters long, as the clear text
password. Leading spaces are ignored.
Defaults
Not configured.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 8.3.16.1
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
The key configured with this command must match the key configured on the
daemon.
SSH Server and SCP Commands
The Dell Networking OS supports secure shell (SSH) protocol versions 1.5 and 2.0. SSH is a protocol for
secure remote login over an insecure network. SSH sessions are encrypted and use authentication.
crypto key generate
Generate keys for the SSH server.
Syntax
crypto key generate {rsa | rsa1}
Parameters
rsa
Enter the keyword
rsa
then the key size to generate a SSHv2
RSA host keys. The range is from 1024 to 2048 if you did not
enable FIPS mode; if you enabled FIPS mode, you can only
generate a 2048-bit key. The default is
1024
.
rsa1
Enter the keyword
rsa1
then the key size to generate a
SSHv1 RSA host keys. The range is from 1024 to 2048. The
default is
1024
.
Defaults
Key size
1024
; if you enable FIPS mode, the key size is
2048
.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 8.3.16.1
Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
The host keys are required for key-exchange by the SSH server. If the keys are not
found when you enable the server (
ip ssh server enable
), the keys are
automatically generated.
This command requires user interaction and generates a prompt prior to
overwriting any existing host keys.
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