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46 ExtremeWarePx1 1.2 Command Reference Guide
Commands for Managing the Switch
configure ssh2 key
configure ssh2 key
Description
Generates an authentication key for SSH2 sessions from character that you enter interactively.
Syntax Description
This command has no parameters or options.
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
You must have administrator privileges to issue this command.
Before the switch can accept incoming SSH2 sessions, it must have an authentication key. This
command causes the switch to generate its authentication key from a sequence of characters that you
enter.
NOTE
Generating an authentication key takes a long time! The key-generation process cannot be cancelled;
your console may be unavailable for 10 to 40 minutes after you issue this command.
When you issue this command, you will be asked to conÞrm that you want to generate the key in spite
of the delay. If you conÞrm, you will be prompted to enter a random sequence of characters. You type
[Return][Return] to end input.
When the key has been generated, the characters you entered are stored in the conÞguration. You
should save your conÞguration to a Þle with the upload configuration command.
To set the authentication key to a key that was generated previously, use the configure ssh2 key
pregenerated
command instead of this command.
Changes made by this command are executed immediately and do not require the build command.