Security: SSH Client
Overview
390 Cisco 350, 350X and 550X Series Managed Switches, Firmware Release 2.4, ver 0.4
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Workflow1: To configure SSH client and transfer data to/from a remote SSH server,
perform the following steps:
STEP 1 Decide which method is to be used: password or public/private key. Use the SSH User
Authentication page.
STEP 2 If the password method was selected, perform the following steps:
a. Create a global password in the SSH User Authentication page, or create a temporary one
in the Firmware Operations or File Operations pages, when you actually activate the
secure data transfer.
b. Upgrade the firmware, boot image or language file, using SCP, by selecting the SCP
option in the Firmware Operations page. The password can be entered in this page directly,
or the password entered in the SSH User Authentication page can be used.
c. Download/backup the configuration file, using SCP, by selecting the via SCP (over SSH)
option in the File Operations page. The password can be entered in this page directly, or
the password entered in the SSH User Authentication page can be used.
STEP 3 Set up a username/password or modify the password on the remote SSH server. This activity
depends on the server and is not described here.
STEP 4 If the public/private key method is being used, perform the following steps:
a. Select whether to use an RSA or DSA key, create a username and then generate the public/
private keys.
b. View the generated key by clicking the Details button, and transfer the username and
public key to the SSH server. This action depends on the server and is not described in this
guide.
c. Upgrade/backup the firmware, using SCP, by selecting the SCP option in the Firmware
Operations page.
d. Download/backup the configuration file, using SCP, by selecting the SCP option in the
File Operations page.
Workflow2: To import the public/private keys from one device to another:
STEP 1 Generate a public/private key in theSSH User Authentication page.
STEP 2 Set the SSD properties and create a new local passphrase in the SSD Properties page.
STEP 3 Click Details to view the generated, encrypted keys, and copy them (including the Begin and
End footers) from the Details page to an external device. Copy the public and private keys
separately.
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