Dell Force10 S55T FTOS Command Line Reference Guide for the S55 System FTOS 8. - Page 943

crypto key generate c e s Generate keys for the SSH server. Syntax crypto key generate {rsa | rsa1} Parameters rsa rsa1 Enter the keyword rsa followed by the key size to generate a SSHv2 RSA host keys. Range: 1024 to 2048 Default: 1024 Enter the keyword rsa1 followed by the key size to generate a SSHv1 RSA host keys. Range: 1024 to 2048 Default: 1024 Defaults Key size 1024 Command Modes CONFIGURATION Command History Version 8.3.5.0 Version 7.6.1.0 Version 7.5.1.0 pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Introduced on S55 Introduced for S-Series Introduced for C-Series Introduced for E-Series Example Figure 36-6. crypto key generate rsa1 command example Force10#conf Force10(conf)#crypto key generate rsa1 Enter key size . Default: 1024 Host key already exists. Do you want to replace. [y/n] :y Force10(conf)# Usage The host keys are required for key-exchange by the SSH server. If the keys are not found when the Information server is enabled (ip ssh server enable), the keys are automatically generated. This command requires user interaction and will generate a prompt prior to overwriting any existing host keys. Note: Only a user with superuser permissions should generate host-keys. Related Commands ip ssh server show crypto Enable the SSH server. Display SSH host public keys Security | 943