Re: ssh and public key encrytion

From: Tarun Pahuja (pahujat@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Dec 01 2007 - 14:22:30 ART


No, SSH uses different format .....

Please read the following link and it all answer all your questions
about ssh and digital certificates:

http://www.barmala.com/?page_id=331#ovr

HTH,
Tarun

On 12/1/07, nicky noname <cisco2study@gmail.com> wrote:
> I take it that Public Key encryption is considered digital
> certificates.......
>
> regards
> Nic
>
> On Dec 1, 2007 3:12 PM, Tarun Pahuja <pahujat@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > Nicky,
> > SSH supports strong encryption and publick-key-based
> > authentication. Cisco IOS SSH authentication does not support SSH
> > Authentication using Digital certificates. However, you can configure
> > Cisco IOS router as a CA server and export the keys to a tftp server
> > or NVRAM.
> >
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk617/technologies_q_and_a_item09186a0080267e0f.shtml#qa6
> >
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk372/technologies_configuration_example09186a00802119a8.shtml
> >
> > HTH,
> > Tarun
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 11/28/07, nicky noname <cisco2study@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > >
> > > Is the standard ssh server configuration that we use, with RSA,
> considered
> > > Public Key encryption?
> > >
> > > I have been reading the DOC CD and it is not so clear. It seems that you
> > > generate a rsa key pair, export/ import rsa keys/ setup a trustpoint
> > > etc....( generate a PEM file or PKCS12 file). Do I need a certificate
> > > server?
> > >
> > > I am a little confused. There seems to be alot of different parts to
> Public
> > > key encrytion. I could also be over thinking this. Maybe all that is
> needed
> > > is configuring an ssh server with hostname and domain and usual.....and
> not
> > > looking at exchanging any keys?
> > >
> > > I would appreciate some expertise here. Please look at my question
> > > specifically in relation to Public Key Encryption.......not just
> managing
> > > devices with ssh ( generatingrsa keys)
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Nic
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
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