SSH Keys

The SLC can import and export SSH keys to facilitate shared key authentication for all incoming and outgoing SSH connections.

To configure the SLC to use SSH keys to authenticate users:

  1. Enter the following information:

Imported SSH Keys

Host and User Associated with Key

These entries are required in the following cases:

If any of these conditions are true, or the imported file is in SECSH format, you must specify the user and host. (For more information, see the SLC User Guide.)

Host

The host name or IP address from which the SSH connections to the SLC will be made.

User

The user ID of the user being given secure access to the SLC.

Host & Login for Import

Host

Select SCP or FTP as the method for importing the SSH keys. SCP is the default.

User

The IP address of the remote server from which to SCP or FTP the public key file.

Filename

The name of the public key file (for example, mykey.pub).

Path

An optional pathname to the public key file.

Login

The user ID to use to SCP or FTP the file.

Password/Retype Password

The password to use to SCP or FTP the file.

Exported SSH Keys

User

The user ID of the person given secure access to the remote server.

Key Name

The name of the key. This will generate the public key filename (e.g., <keyname>.pub).

Key Type

Select either the RSA or the DSA encryption standard. RSA is the default.

Number of Bits

Select the number of bits in the key (512 or 1024). The default is 512.

Passphrase/Retype Passphrase

Optionally, enter a passphrase associated with the key. The passphrase may have up to 50 characters. The passphrase is an optional password that can be associated with an SSH key. It is unique to each user and to each key.

SECSH Format

Indicate whether the keys will be exported in SECSH format (by default the key is exported in OpenSSH format).

Host and Login for Export

Export via

Select the method (SCP, FTP, or Cut and Paste) of exporting the key to the remote server. Cut and Paste, the default, requires no other parameters for export.

Host

The IP address of the remote server to which the SLC will SCP or FTP the public key file.

Path

The optional path of the file on the host to which the SLC will SCP or FTP the public key.

Login

The user ID to use to SCP or FTP the public key file.

Password/Retype Password

The password to use to SCP or FTP the public key file.

 

See also

SSH Keys - Overview

SSH Server Host Keys

SLC Network

User Authentication Methods