Owner's Manual

Using the RACADM Command Line Interface 93
To use the PuTTY Key Generator for Windows clients to create the basic key:
1
Start the application and select SSH-2 RSA or SSH-2 DSA for the type of
key to generate (SSH-1 is not supported).
2 Enter the number of bits for the key. The number should be between 768
and 4096.
NOTE: The CMC may not display a message if you add keys less than 768 or
greater than 4096, but when you try to log in, these keys it fails.
3 Click Generate and move the mouse in the window as directed.
After the key is created, you can modify the key comment field.
You can also enter a passphrase to make the key secure. Ensure that you
save the private key.
4 You have two options for using the public key:
• save the public key to a file to upload later
• copy and paste the text from the
Public key for pasting window when
adding the account using the text option
Generating Public Keys for Linux
The ssh-keygen application for Linux clients is a command line tool with no
graphical user interface. Open a terminal window and at the shell prompt
type:
ssh-keygen –t rsa –b 1024 –C testing
where,
–t option must be dsa or rsa.
–b option specifies the bit encryption size between 768 and 4096.
–c option allows modifying the public key comment and is optional.
The <passphrase> is optional. After the command completes, use the public
file to pass to the RACADM for uploading the file.