CLI Guide

Version Description
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information
This command specifies the file used for the host-based authentication. The
creates/ file overwrites the flash://ADMIN_DIR/ssh/knownhosts file and
deletes the user-specified file. Even though this command is a global configuration
command, it does not appear in the running configuration because you only need
to run this command once.
The file contains the OpenSSH-compatible public keys of the host for which host-
based authentication is allowed. An example known host file format:
poclab4,123.12.1.123 ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAox/
QQp8xYhzOxn07yh4VGPAoUfgKoieTHO9G4sNV+ui
+DWEc3cgYAcU5Lai1MU2ODrzhCwyDNp05tKBU3t
ReG1o8AxLi6+S4hyEMqHzkzBFNVqHzpQc
+Rs4p2urzV0F4pRKnaXdHf3Lk4D460HZRhhVrxqeNxPDpEn WIMPJi0ds=
ashwani@poclab4
NOTE: For rhostfile and pub-key-file, the administrator must FTP the
file to the chassis.
Example
Dell# conf
Dell(conf)# ip ssh pub-key-file flash://knownhosts
Dell(conf)#
Related
Commands
• show ip ssh client-pub-keys — displays the client-public keys used for the host-
based authentication.
ip ssh rhostsfile
Specify the rhost file used for host-based authorization.
Syntax
ip ssh rhostsfile {WORD}
Parameters
WORD Enter the rhost file name for the host-based authentication.
Defaults none
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
see the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
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