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12: User Authentication
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2. Enter the following fields.
Imported Keys (SSH In)
Host & Login for Import
Exported Keys (SSH Out)
Host & User
Associated with
Key
These entries are required in the following cases:
 The imported key file does not contain the host that the user will be making an
SSH connection from, or
 The SLC local user login for the connection is different from the user name the
key was generated from or is not included in the imported key file.
If either of these conditions is true, or the imported file is in SECSH format, you
must specify the user and host. The following is an example of a public key file that
includes the user and host:
ssh
ssh-rsa
AAAAB3NzaClyc2EAAAABIwAAAEEApUHCX9EWsHt+jmUGXa1YC3us
ABYxIXUhSU1N+NU9HNaUADUFfd8LYz8/gUnUSH4Ksm8GRT7/
8Sn9jCVfGPh
UQ== asa11away@winserver
Host Host name or IP address from which the SSH connections to the SLC console
manager will be made.
User The User ID of the user being given secure access to the SLC device.
Import via Select SCP or FTP as the method for importing the SSH keys. SCP is the default.
Filename Name of the public key file (for example, mykey.pub). May contain multiple keys.
Host IP address of the remote server from which to SCP or FTP the public key file.
Path Optional path name to the public key file.
Login User ID to use to SCP or FTP the file.
Password/Retype
Password
Password to use to SCP or FTP the file.
Export Enables you to export created public keys. Select one of the following:
New Key for User: Enables you to create a new key for a user and export the
public key in a file.
All Previously Created Keys: Does not create any keys, but exports all
previously created public keys in one file.
User User ID of the person given secure access to the remote server.
Key Name Name of the key. This will generate the public key filename (e.g.,
<keyname>.pub).
Key Type Select either the RSA or the DSA encryption standard. RSA is the default.
Number of Bits Select the number of bits in the key (512, 1024, or 2048). The default is 1024.