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SSH key based authentication on VSP4900 with multiple users

SSH key based authentication on VSP4900 with multiple users

JeremyM
New Contributor

Hello,

I am having a hard time trying to configure SSH key based authentication for multiple users.

The only doc I found about it is this link : https://extremeportal.force.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000093567

I have renamed my default user to root and if I name its public key "rsa_key_rwa" and put it into the .ssh dir, it works.

The issue is, I can't find a way to use other SSH users / keys. I have tried naming the keys "username_rsa_key_rwa", "rsa_key_rwa_username", "rsa_key_username_rwa" but nothing seems to work.

Do you guys know what I am supposed to do?

Thanks and have a great day!

Jeremy

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Ludovico_Steven
Extreme Employee

It is arguably a bug on our side. Please raise a case with GTAC if you need that fixed.

Ludovico_Steven
Extreme Employee

Usually use of SSH keys makes sense with automation scripts, so you don't have to include any password inside the script.

But then you only need to plant 1 SSH key on the switch.

As far as I recall, only 1 SSH key works in those files.

Ok thanks you for your answer, that's strange.

In all my other switches (HPE & Cisco), I have different profiles for everybody in my service and we all use our private key to connect to the equipements...

But I guess I'll try to do something different for this switch then.

GTM-P2G8KFN