Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)
Configuring the Switch for SSH Operation
show crypto host-public-key
Displays switch’s public key. Displays the version 1
and version 2 views of the key.
See “SSH Client Public-Key Authentication” on page
2-16 in this guide for information about public keys
saved in a configuration file.
[ babble ]
Displays hashes of the switch’s public key in phonetic
format. (See “Displaying the Public Key” on page
7-14.)
[ fingerprint ]
Displays fingerprints of the switch’s public key in
hexadecimal format. (See “Displaying the Public Key”
on page 7-14.)
For example, to generate and display a new key:
Host Public
Key for the
Switch
Version 1 and Version 2 views
of same host public key
Figure 7-5. Example of Generating a Public/Private Host Key Pair for the Switch
The 'show crypto host-public-key' displays it in two different formats because
your client may store it in either of these formats after learning the key. If you
wish to compare the switch key to the key as stored in your client's known-
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