11-26-2009 07:47 PM
can anybody tell me how to automate ssh sessions using the public key instead of the password ?
I can login with ssh#2 to the router without any problem.
I previously generated a pair of dedicated keys for ssh such as:
key name: routerSSH ... pair was generated at: 21:46:53 UTC Sep 10 2009
storage device: private-config
usage: signature key
key is not exportable
...
key name: routerSSH ... pair was generated at: 21:47:17 UTC Sep 10 2009
storage device: private-config
usage: encryption key
key is not exportable
...
key name: routerSSH.server ... pair was generated at: 03:33:33 UTC Nov 25 2009
temporary key
usage: encryption key
key is not exportable
...
I understand I need to grab the public key generated on the router, place it somewhere on my workstation telling PuTTY where it is, and then I should be able to login with -l username but without the password right ?
... problem is I don't figure which one is the public key since they the router states: signature, encryption, and temp encryption key ... so which one should I use ?
... just point to a document telling how to because it seems I cannot find it in the IOS configuration guides
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11-26-2009 09:31 PM
Public key authentication is not supported with IOS. That is, you will not be able to login to an IOS device just using a public key. You will always need to enter your password.
11-26-2009 09:31 PM
Public key authentication is not supported with IOS. That is, you will not be able to login to an IOS device just using a public key. You will always need to enter your password.
11-26-2009 11:39 PM
well, at least that explains why I didn't find it on the configuration guides; thanks !
12-30-2009 08:38 AM
This is only supported in IOS v15:
http://blog.ioshints.info/2009/10/ssh-rsa-authentication-works-in-ios.html
Cheers,
Christian
12-30-2009 09:06 AM
I wonder if NX-OS supports SSH pub key auth.
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