Reference Guide

Example
Dell#conf
Dell(conf)# ip ssh rhostsfile flash://shosts
Dell(conf)#
Usage
Information
This command specifies the rhost file to be used for host-based authentication.
This creates/ file overwrites the flash:/ADMIN_DIR/ssh/shosts file and
deletes the user-specified file. Even though this is a global configuration command,
it does not appear in the running configuration because this command needs to be
run just once.
This file contains hostnames and usernames, for which hosts and users, rhost-
authentication can be allowed.
NOTE: For rhostfile and pub-key-file, the administrator must FTP the
file to the switch.
ip ssh rsa-authentication (Config)
Enable RSA authentication for the SSHv2 server.
S5000
Syntax
ip ssh rsa-authentication enable
To disable RSA authentication, use the no ip ssh rsa-authentication
enable command.
Parameters
enable Enter the keyword enable to enable RSA authentication for
the SSHv2 server.
Defaults Disabled.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
Enabling RSA authentication allows the user to login without being prompted for a
password. In addition, the OpenSSH compatible SSHv2 RSA public key must be
added to the list of authorized keys (ip ssh rsa-authentication my-
authorized-keys device://filename command).
Related
Commands
ip ssh rsa-authentication (EXEC) – adds keys for RSA authentication.
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