Set SSH Public Key

Overview

This function registers, changes, or deletes the current user's (your) SSH client public key.

Caution

  • When using the SSH Client Key authentication, create a pair of the SSH client public key and the SSH client secret key in advance, using the creation tool. One public key can be registered per user account. When this function is executed, the public key is registered in the storage system.

  • The following types (formats) of public keys can be used:

    • IETF style DSA for SSH v2

    • IETF style RSA for SSH v2

    The supported maximum encryption strength for the public key is 4096-bit.

User Privileges

Availability of Executions in the Default Role

Default role Availability of executions
Monitor
Admin
StorageAdmin
AccountAdmin
SecurityAdmin
Maintainer

Refer to "User Roles and Policies" for details on the policies and roles.

Display Contents

User Information

Current user's (your) information is displayed.

Item Description

User ID

The ID of the current user is displayed.

Role

Current user's (your) user role is displayed.

Monitor

Admin

StorageAdmin

AccountAdmin

SecurityAdmin

Maintainer

Custom role

Settings

SSH Public Key Setting

In this screen, register, change, and delete (your) SSH public key.

Item Description Setting values

Delete checkbox

To delete the current user's (your) SSH client public key, select the checkbox.

The checkbox is displayed only when the SSH client public key has been registered.

Selected: Delete

Cleared

SSH Public Key

Register or change the SSH client public key used for login authentication from CLI in the storage system.

Click the [Browse...] button and specify the public key to be registered or to be changed.

When using the SSH client key authentication, register the SSH public key in the storage system and prepare the SSH secret key, corresponding to the public key in the client PC in advance.

SSH Public Key

Operating Procedures

  1. Click [Set SSH Public Key] in [Action].

  2. Specify the SSH Public Key, and click the [Set] button.

    → A confirmation screen appears.

    Note

    • To delete the SSH client public key, select the "Delete" checkbox and click the [Set] button.

  3. Click the [OK] button.

    → The registration of the SSH public key starts.

  4. Click the [Done] button to return to the [System] screen.