3Com Switch 7750 SeriesCommand Reference Guide – SSH Terminal ServiceChapter 1 SSH Terminal ServiceConfiguration Commands1-17rsa: Specifies the authentication type as RSA public key.password-publickey: Specifies the authentication type as both password and RSApublic key. That is, the user can pass the authentication only if both the password andRSA public key are correct.Note:For the password-publickey authentication type:z SSH1.x client users can access the switch as long as they pass one of the twoauthentications.z SSH2.0 client users can access the switch only when they pass both theauthentications.all: Specifies the authentication type as either password or RSA public key. That is, theuser can pass the authentication if either the password or RSA public key is correct.DescriptionUse the ssh user authentication-type command to define on the server the availableauthentication type for an SSH user.Use the undo ssh user authentication-type command to restore the default setting.Note:This command defines available authentication type on the server. The actualauthentication type, however, is determined by the client.By default, no authentication type is specified for new users, so they cannot access theswitch.For new users, the server must specify authentication type for them through the sshuser authentication-type command. Otherwise, they cannot access the switch. Thenew authentication type configured takes effect at the next login.Related command: display ssh user-information.Example# Set the authentication type for the kk user as password.<3Com> system-viewSystem View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.[3Com] ssh user kk authentication-type password
