ssh client user <username> identity <key type> public-key "<public key>"

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Manually enters a public key of the specified type for the specified user, instead of generating the key using the ssh client user <username> identity <key type> generate command.

Syntax

ssh client user <username> identity <key type> public-key ["<public key>"]

no ssh client user <username> identity [<key type>]

Parameters

no

Use the no form of this command to remove both the private and public keys for the specified user.

username

The user name.

key type

The SSHv2 key type:

  • dsa2—SSH-DSA2 key.

  • rsa2—SSH-RSA2 key.

public key

The public key string, enclosed by double quotation marks.

Example

The following example configures the public key for the admin05 user.

hostname (admin) # ssh client user admin05 identity rsa2 public-key "ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nza..."

User role

Admin or Operator

Supported appliances

This command is supported on the following appliances running the specified releases or later:

  • Malware Analysis: Release 7.4.0

  • Central Management System: Release 7.5.0

  • Email Security — Server: Release 7.1.0

  • File Protect: Release 7.5.0

  • Endpoint Security (HX): Release 2.5.0

  • Network Security: Release 7.5.0

  • Intelligent Virtual Execution - Server: Release 7.9.0