HP 3600 v2 Series Configuration Guide

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time, or the local certificate expires. For more information about the local certificate, see "Configuring
PKI."
To destroy a local asymmetric key pair:
Ste
p
Command
1. Enter system view.
system-view
2. Destroy a local asymmetric key pair.
public-key local destroy { dsa | ecdsa | rsa }
Specifying the peer public key on the local device
In some applications, such as SSH, to enable the local device to authenticate a peer device, specify the
peer public key on the local device. The device supports up to 20 peer public keys.
For information about displaying or exporting the host public key, see "Displaying or exporting the local
ho
st public key."
Take one of the following methods to specify the peer public key on the local device:
Method Prere
q
uisites Remarks
Import the public key from a public
key file (recommended).
1. Save the host public key of the
intended asymmetric key pair
in a file.
2. Transfer a copy of the file
through FTP or TFTP in binary
mode to the local device.
During the import process, the
system automatically converts the
public key to a string in Public Key
Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
format.
Manually configure the public
key—enter or copy the key data.
• Display and record the public
key of the intended asymmetric
key pair.
• If the peer device is an HP
device, use the display
public-key local public
command to view and record
its public key. A public key
displayed by other methods for
the HP device might not be in a
correct format.
• The recorded public key must
be in the correct format.
Otherwise, the manual
configuration of a
format-incompliant public key
will fail.
• Always use the first method if
you are not sure about the
format of the recorded public
key.
To import the host public key from a public key file to the local device:
Ste
p
Command
1. Enter system view.
system-view
2. Import the host public key from the public key file.
public-key peer keyname import sshkey filename
To manually configure the peer public key on the local device:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A

HP 3600 v2 Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	3600 v2 Series
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Language	English