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To do… Use the command…
Remarks
Set the RSA server key pair update
interval
ssh server rekey-interval hours
Optional
By default, the interval is 0, and the
RSA server key pair is not updated.
Set the SSH user authentication
timeout period
ssh server authentication-timeout
time-out-value
Optional
60 seconds by default
Set the maximum number of SSH
authentication attempts
ssh server authentication-retries
times
Optional
3 by default
NOTE:
uthentication will fail if
he number of authentication attempts (including both publickey and password
authentication) exceeds that specified in the ssh server authentication-retries command.
Configuring the switch as an SSH client
SSH client configuration task list
Complete the following tasks to configure an SSH client:
Task Remarks
Specifying a source ip address/interface for the SSH client Optional
Configuring whether first-time authentication is supported Optional
Establishing a connection between the SSH client and server Required
Specifying a source ip address/interface for the SSH client
This configuration task allows you to specify a source IP address or interface for the client to access the
SSH server, improving service manageability.
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Specify a
source IP
address or
interface for the
SSH client
Specify a
source IPv4
address or
interface for the
SSH client
ssh client source { ip ip-address | interface
interface-type interface-number }
Required
Select either
approach
By default, an SSH
client uses the IP
address of the
outbound interface
defined by the route
to the SSH server to
access the SSH
server.
Specify a
source IPv6
address or
interface for the
SSH client
ssh client ipv6 source { ipv6 ipv6-address |
interface interface-type interface-number }