Dell PowerConnect 3548 Command Line Interface Guide - Page 393

Example The following example generates DSA key pairs. Console(config)# crypto key generate dsa crypto key generate rsa The crypto key generate rsa Global Configuration mode command generates RSA key pairs. Syntax • crypto key generate rsa Default Configuration RSA key pairs do not exist. Command Mode Global Configuration mode. User Guidelines • RSA keys are generated in pairs: one public RSA key and one private RSA key. If the device already has RSA keys, a warning and prompt to replace the existing keys with new keys are displayed. • This command is not saved in the device configuration; however, the keys generated by this command are saved in the private configuration which is never displayed to the user or backed up on another device. • RSA keys are saved to the backup master. • This command may take a considerable period of time to execute. Example The following example generates RSA key pairs. Console(config)# crypto key generate rsa ip ssh pubkey-auth The ip ssh pubkey-auth Global Configuration mode command enables public key authentication for incoming SSH sessions. Use the no form of this command to disable this function. Syntax • ip ssh pubkey-auth • no ip ssh pubkey-auth SSH Commands 393