Security Commands 1071key-stringUse the key-string SSH Public Key Configuration mode to specify an SSHpublic key manually.Syntaxkey-string key-stringkey-string row key-string• row — To specify the SSH public key row by row.• key-string — The UU-encoded DER format is the same format as theauthorized keys file used by OpenSSH.Default ConfigurationBy default, the key-string is empty.Command ModeSSH Public Key Configuration modeUser GuidelinesThe key string is the public key of the specified type (RSA or DSA) generatedby the administrator. The administrator will need access to both the publicand private key on the host to log in without authenticating via password.Enclose the key string in quotes.DSA is considered less secure than RSA. Use of RSA is recommended.Use the key-string row command to enter the key-string one row at a time.The row may be enclosed in quotes. This command may be used to enter thekey one line at a time should the key-string be greater than 234 characters inlength.Use the key-string command without the row parameter to enter the entirekey at once if the key-string does not exceed 234 characters.ExamplesThe following example shows how to enter a single public key string for a usercalled “bob.”
