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The file contains the OpenSSH-compatible public keys of the host for which host-
based authentication is allowed. An example known host file format:
poclab4,123.12.1.123 ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAox/
QQp8xYhzOxn07yh4VGPAoUfgKoieTHO9G4sNV+ui
+DWEc3cgYAcU5Lai1MU2ODrzhCwyDNp05tKBU3t
ReG1o8AxLi6+S4hyEMqHzkzBFNVqHzpQc
+Rs4p2urzV0F4pRKnaXdHf3Lk4D460HZRhhVrxqeNxPDpEn WIMPJi0ds=
ashwani@poclab4
NOTE: For rhostfile and pub-key-file, the administrator must FTP the
file to the chassis.
Example
Dell# conf
Dell(conf)# ip ssh pub-key-file flash://knownhosts
Dell(conf)#
Related
Commands
• show ip ssh client-pub-keys — displays the client-public keys used for the host-
based authentication.
ip ssh rekey
Configures the time rekey-interval or volume rekey-limit threshold at which to re-generate the SSH key
during an SSH session.
Syntax
ip ssh rekey [time rekey-interval] [volume rekey-limit]
To reset to the default, use no ip ssh rekey [time rekey-interval]
[volume rekey-limit] command.
Parameters
time minutes Enter the keywords time then the amount of time in
minutes. The range is from 10 to 1440 minutes. The default
is 60 minutes
volume rekey-
limit
Enter the keywords volume then the amount of volume in
megabytes. The range is from 1 to 4096 to megabytes. The
default is 1024 megabytes
Defaults The default time is 60 minutes. The default volume is 1024 megabytes.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION mode
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
see the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
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