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Cryptography Commands 483
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference
SSH requires an SSH authentication key, but you can allow WSS Software to generate it automatically. The
first time an SSH client attempts to access the SSH server on a WSS, the switch automatically generates a
1024-byte SSH key. If you want to use a 2048-byte key instead, use the crypto generate key ssh 2048
command to generate one.
Examples To generate an administrative key for use with WLAN Management Software, type the
following command:
WSS# crypto generate key admin 1024
key pair generated
See Also show crypto key ssh on page 481
crypto generate request
Generates a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). This command outputs a PEM-formatted PKCS #10 text
string that you can cut and paste to another location for delivery to a certificate authority.
This command generates either an administrative CSR for use with WLAN Management Software and Web
View, or an EAP CSR for use with 802.1X clients.
Syntax crypto generate request {admin | eap | web}
After type the command, you are prompted for the following variables:
admin Generates a request for an administrative certificate to authenticate the
WSS to WLAN Management Software or Web View.
eap Generates a request for an EAP certificate to authenticate the WSS to
802.1X supplicants (clients).
web Generates a request for a Web-based AAA certificate to authenticate the
WSS to Web-based AAA clients.
Country Name string (Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the country in which the WSS is
operating, in 2 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
State Name string (Optional) Specify the name of the state, in up to 64 alphanumeric
characters. Spaces are allowed.
Locality Name string (Optional) Specify the name of the locality, in up to 80 alphanumeric
characters with no spaces.
Organizational Name
string
(Optional) Specify the name of the organization, in up to
80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Organizational Unit
string
(Optional) Specify the name of the organizational unit, in up to
80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Common Name string Specify a unique name for the WSS, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters
with no spaces. Use a fully qualified name if such names are supported
on your network. This field is required.