Specifying the peer public key on the local device

In some applications, such as SSH, to enable the local device to authenticate a peer device, specify the peer public key on the local device. The device supports up to 20 peer public keys.

For information about displaying or exporting the host public key, see "Displaying or exporting the local host public key."

Take one of the following methods to specify the peer public key on the local device:

Method	Prerequisites	Remarks
Import the public key from a public key file (recommended).	Save the host public key of the intended asymmetric key pair in a file. Transfer a copy of the file through FTP or TFTP in binary mode to the local device.	During the import process, the system automatically converts the public key to a string in Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) format.
Manually configure the public key—enter or copy the key data.	Display and record the public key of the intended asymmetric key pair. If the peer device is an HPE device, use the display public-key local public command to view and record its public key. A public key displayed by other methods for the HPE device might not be in a correct format.	The recorded public key must be in the correct format. Otherwise, the manual configuration of a format-incompliant public key will fail. Always use the first method if you are not sure about the format of the recorded public key.

To import the host public key from a public key file to the local device:

Step	Command
1. Enter system view.	system-view
2. Import the host public key from the public key file.	public-key peer keyname import sshkey filename

To manually configure the peer public key on the local device:

Step	Command	Remarks
1. Enter system view.	system-view	N/A
2. Specify a name for the public key and enter public key view.	public-key peer keyname	N/A
3. Enter public key code view.	public-key-code begin	N/A
4. Configure the peer public key.	Enter or copy the key	Spaces and carriage returns are allowed between characters, but are not saved.
5. Return to public key view.	public-key-code end	When you exit public key code view, the system automatically saves the public key.
6. Return to system view.	peer-public-key end	N/A

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