Public key management tasks at a glance

To manage public keys, perform the following tasks:

1. Creating a local key pair

2. Distributing a local host public key

   Choose one of the following tasks:

   • Exporting a host public key

   • Displaying a host public key

   To enable the peer device to authenticate the local device, you must distribute the local device's public key to the peer device.

3. Configuring a peer host public key

   Choose one of the following tasks:

   • Importing a peer host public key from a public key file

   • Entering a peer host public key

   To encrypt information sent to a peer device or authenticate the digital signature of the peer device, you must configure the peer device's public key on the local device.

4. (Optional.) Destroying a local key pair