Enabling or Disabling SSH Public Key Authentication

Last Updated : Nov 20, 2024 |

About this task

This topic gives instruction on how to enable or disable SSH public key authentication along with example.

Procedure

  1. Enter show ssh-server-configuration to see current state of Public Key Authentication
  2. Enter ssh-server-configuration to enter context menu for SSH server configuration.
  3. Enter set pubkey-authentication on to enable Public Key Authentication (or off to disable).
  4. Enter exit to leave sub-menu for SSH server configuration.
  5. Enter copy running-config startup-config to save configuration changes.
  6. Enter reset to load new configuration; or, if logged in from console, restart the SSH server with the no ip ssh command followed by the ip ssh command.

Next Steps

Generating SSH Key Pair on Linux or Generating SSH Key Pair on Windows