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Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)
Messages Related to SSH Operation
Client public key file corrupt or
not found. Use 'copy tftp pub-key-
file <ip-addr> <filename>' to down-
load new file.
The client key does not exist in the switch. Use copy
tftp to download the key from a TFTP server.
Download failed: overlength key in
key file.
Download failed: too many keys in key
file.
Download failed: one or more keys is
not a valid public key.
The public key file you are trying to download has one of the
following problems:
• A key in the file is too long. The maximum key length is
1024 characters, including spaces. This could also mean
that two or more keys are merged together instead of
being separated by a <CR><LF>.
• There are more than ten public keys in the key file and
switch total. Delete some keys from the switch or file. The
switch does not detect duplicate keys.
• One or more keys in the file is corrupted or is not a valid
rsa public key.
Refer to “To Create a Client-Public-Key Text File” on page
24 for information on client-public-key properties.
Error: Requested keyfile does not exist.
The client key does not exist in the switch. Use copy
tftp to download the key from a TFTP server.
Generating new RSA host key. If the
cache is depleted, this could take
up to two minutes.
After you execute the crypto key generate ssh [rsa]
command, the switch displays this message while it
is generating the key.
Host RSA key file corrupt or not
found. Use 'crypto key generate ssh
rsa' to create new host key.
The switch’s key is missing or corrupt. Use the crypto
key generate ssh [rsa] command to generate a new
key for the switch.
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