Cisco IOS/Configure public RSA key authentication

Main Command:

Configuration Example in Linux:

1. Generate your key if you do not have already one:

2. Split your key in 72 characters lines:  and copy output removing ssh-rsa and last part: username@hostname

3. Configure switch/router Router_name_1#configure terminal Router_name_1(config)#ip ssh pubkey-chain Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey)#username YOUR_USERNAME Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-user)#key-string Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-data)#AAAAB6NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEAijoMF9oBwyQxwYbVlFprz+fG8oe5uAcCxwMw Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-data)#eIR1lyAnDJIsYbTbcdm+n5KiQnCt2561MpN4yOFpajFNM/dqH7/jYaqaicHCSV2F Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-data)#RGauEp7FzN/uXxsX7mii6qOuxovl9OflLpXcvH5QH6551ycmL8nIv8UCY8uayiGI Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-data)#INsC0LyKEctWDW6qWp43T7rhcP0y4JoMraTCZLIPNE0Bo0bHgnGLg6fEvJmyB3sX Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-data)#H+7BaxHdYKg2OcIgVqYzclWhDwxj32kqd1BCq089iBMrb4QppDU2eM/t22iK29mn Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-data)#eqOGTiCkxB80ix+KULT9okmqkj3TbhCpunTfuPCCRNrjqndBsw== Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-data)#exit Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey-user)#exit Router_name_1(conf-ssh-pubkey)#exit Router_name_1(config)#

View config:

Posible errors: . Make sure you split your key on multiple lines with  command

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