Specifying The Ssh Public Keys For User Accounts; Specifying The Ssh Public Keys In Open Ssh Format - Cisco nexus 5000 series Cli Configuration Manual

Configuring SSH
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The following example shows how to generate an SSH server key:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# ssh key rsa 2048
switch(config)# exit
switch# show ssh key
switch# copy running-config startup-config

Specifying the SSH Public Keys for User Accounts

You can configure an SSH public key to log in using the SSH client without being prompted for a
password. You can specify the SSH public key in one of three different formats:
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Specifying the SSH Public Keys in Open SSH Format

You can specify the SSH public keys in SSH format for user accounts.
To specify the SSH public keys in open SSH format, generate an SSH public key in open SSH format
and perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# username username sshkey
ssh-key
Step 3
switch(config)# exit
Step 4
switch# show user-account
Step 5
switch# copy running-config startup-config
The following example shows how to specify an SSH public keys in open SSH format:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# switch(config)# username User1 sshkey ssh-rsa
AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAy19oF6QaZl9G+3f1XswK3OiW4H7YyUyuA50rv7gsEPjhOBYmsi6PAVKui1nIf/
DQhum+lJNqJP/eLowb7ubO+lVKRXFY/G+lJNIQW3g9igG30c6k6+XVn+NjnI1B7ihvpVh7dLddMOXwOnXHYshXmSiH
3UD/vKyziEh5S4Tplx8=
switch(config)# exit
switch# show user-account
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Open SSH format
IETF SECSH format
Public Key Certificate in PEM format
Chapter 1 Configuring SSH and Telnet
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures the SSH public key in SSH format.
Exits global configuration mode.
(Optional) Displays the user account
configuration.
(Optional) Copies the running configuration to
the startup configuration.
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