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Switched Rack PDU
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Create an SSH Host Key
Summary
This procedure is optional. If you select SSH encryption, but do not create a
host key, the Switched Rack PDU generates a 768-bit RSA key when it
reboots. Host keys for SSH that are created with the APC Security Wizard
are 1024-bit RSA keys.
• Use the APC Security Wizard to create a host key, which is encrypted
and stored in a file with .p15 extension.
• Load the host key onto the Rack PDU.
The procedure
Create the host key. Perform these steps. (Click Next to move from
screen to screen.)
1. If the APC Security Wizard is not already installed on your computer,
install it by running the installation program APC Security Wizard.exe
from the APC Rack PDU Utility CD that came with your Rack PDU.
2. On the Windows Start menu, select Programs, then APC Security
Wizard, to start the Wizard program.
3. On the screen labeled Step 1, select SSH Server Host Key as the
type of file to create.
4. Enter a name for the file that will contain the host key. The file name
must have a .p15 extension. By default, the file will be created in the
installation folder C:\Program Files\American Power
Conversion\APC Security Wizard.
5. Click Next to generate the Host Key.
6. The summary screen displays the SSH version 1 and version 2
fingerprints, which are unique for each host key and identify the host
key. After you load the host key onto the Rack PDU, you can verify that