Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 21 S Commands
ssh key
ssh key
To generate an SSH key, use the ssh key command in configuration mode. To delete the SSH keys, use
the no form of the command.
ssh key {dsa [bits] | rsa [bits] | rsa1 [bits]} [force]
no ssh key
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines None.
Examples The following example shows how to generate an SSH key.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# ssh key rsa1 1024
generating rsa1 key.....
generated rsa1 key
switch(config)#
switch(config)# ssh key dsa 1024
generating dsa key.....
generated dsa key
switch(config)#
switch(config)# ssh key rsa 1024
generating rsa key.....
generated rsa key
switch(config)#
switch(config)# no ssh key
cleared RSA keys
switch(config)#
dsa [bits] Generates a DSA key. The range for the number of bits is 768 to 1856.
rsa [bits] Generates an RSA key. The range for the number of bits is 768 to 2048.
rsa1 [bits] Generates an RSA1 key. The range for the number of bits is 768 to 2048.
force Forces the generation of keys even when previous keys are present.
Release Modification
1.0(2) This command was introduced.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English