04-10-2023 09:07 AM - last edited on 04-11-2023 01:21 AM by Anusha_Vemula
Enabling SSH public key authentication on SmartZone controllers restricts admin SSH access of the controller to a specific PC/ user device. The addition of Public Key - private key pairs enhances security when compared to the username-password combination.
Here are the steps to enable SSH public key authentication on 6.x and above SZ/ vSZ controllers:
3. Generate the keys by moving the cursor over the mentioned area.
4. Copy the public key generated to a notepad file and save the private key to your PC. The public key could also be saved as a file.
5. Take a GUI session to the SZ > Administration > Admins and Roles > Administrators> choose domain > select an existing administrator name (“admin” used in this case) > click configure > expand “SSH Keys”> click import > paste public key from step 4 here.
6. Under Administration > Admin and Roles > Account Security > Global security > Set SSH authentication method to Public Key or Password.
7. Open Putty Pageant > Find pageant on the task bar as shown:
8. Right click on the Pageant icon and select “add key”> choose the private key that was saved to the PC (from step 4).
9. Once the private key has been successfully added to Pageant, open a new Putty window > choose SSH > enter the IP of the controller > use “admin” as username. The SSH session would not prompt for password and directly go ahead with authentication, as shown below: