Enabling SSH for Public Key Authentication

This section describes how to enable SSH public key authentication for accessing the device's CLI.

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To enable SSH for public key authentication:

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Open the Administration Settings page (Setup menu > Administration tab > Web & CLI folder > Administration Settings).

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Select the 'Enable SSH Server' check box to enable SSH:

3.

Select the 'Public Key' check box to enforce SSH access with a username and SSH public key (not username and password):

4.

Configure the key algorithm string, cipher string, or MAC string:

5.

Click Apply, and then save your settings to flash memory.

For a detailed description of the all SSH parameters, see SSH Parameters.