Black Box MPSH16-D20-120V User Manual

 

10.  SSH Encryption

In addition to standard Telnet protocol, the Outlet Managed PDU also supports 

SSH connections, which provide secure, encrypted access via network.  In order to 

communicate with the Outlet Managed PDU using SSH protocol, your network node 

must include an appropriate SSH client.

Note that when the /K (Send SSH Key) command is invoked, the Outlet Managed 

PDU can also provide you with a public SSH key, which can be used to streamline 

connection to the Outlet Managed PDU when using SSH protocol.

Although you can establish an SSH connection to the unit without the public key, 

the public key provides validation for the Outlet Managed PDU, and once this key 

is supplied to the SSH client, the client will no longer display a warning indicating 

that the Outlet Managed PDU is not a recognized user when the client attempts to 

establish a connection.

The /K command uses the following format:

/K <k>  [Enter]

Where 

k is an argument that determines which type of public key will be displayed, 

and the k argument offers the following options:

1.  SSH1

2.  SSH2 RSA

3.  SSH2 DSA

For example, to obtain the public SSH key for an SSH2 RSA client, type 

/K 2 and 

then press [Enter].  Note that when capturing the SSH key, you can either configure 

your terminal application to receive the parameter file, or simply copy and paste the 

resulting SSH key.

Notes: