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xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch CLI Manual
DES-6500:4# show ssh server
Command: show ssh server
SSH Max Session : 3
SSH Server Status : Disabled
Connection timeout : 120 (sec)
Authenticate failed attempts : 2
Rekey timeout : Never
Listened Port Number : 22
DES-6500:4#
config ssh user
Purpose Used to configure the SSH user.
Syntax
config ssh user <username 15> authmode {Hostbased
[hostname <string> | hostname_IP <string> <ipaddr>} |
Password | Publickey | None]
Description This command allows you to configure the SSH user authentication
method.
Parameters <username 15> - Enter a username of no more than 15 characters
to identify the SSH user.
authmode – Specifies the authentication mode of the SSH user
wishing to log on to the Switch. The administrator may choose
between:
Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this command.
Hostbased – This parameter should be chosen to use a
remote SSH server for authentication purposes. Choosing this
parameter requires the user to input the following information to
identify the SSH user.
hostname <string> - Enter an alphanumeric string of
up to 31 characters identifying the remote SSH user.
hostname_IP <string> <ipaddr> - Enter the
hostname and the corresponding IP address of the
SSH user.
Password – This parameter should be chosen to use an
administrator defined password for authentication. Upon entry
of this command, the Switch will prompt the user for a
password, and then to retype the password for confirmation.
Publickey – This parameter should be chosen to use the
publickey on a SSH server for authentication.
None – This parameter should be chosen to employ no
security authentication.
Example usage:
To configure the SSH user:
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