Dell PowerConnect 5324 Command Line Interface Guide - Page 294

www.dell.com | support.dell.com User Guidelines • If encryption keys are not generated, the SSH server is in standby until the keys are generated. To generate SSH server keys, use the commands crypto key generate rsa, and crypto key generate dsa. Example The following example enables the device to be configured from a SSH server. Console (config)# ip ssh server crypto key generate dsa The ip ssh server Global Configuration mode command generates DSA key pairs. Syntax crypto key generate dsa Default Configuration DSA key pairs do not exist. Command Mode Global Configuration mode User Guidelines • DSA keys are generated in pairs: one public DSA key and one private DSA key. If the device already has DSA keys, a warning and prompt to replace the existing keys with new keys is displayed. • This command is not saved in the startup configuration; however, the keys generated by this command are saved in the FLASH. The SSH keys can be displayed with the show crypto key mypubkey dsa command. • This command may take a considerable period of time to execute. • DSA key size is 2048 bits. 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. 294 SSH Commands