Restrictions and guidelines for peer host public key configuration

When you configure a peer host public key, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

• When you manually enter the peer host public key, make sure the entered key is in the correct format. To obtain the peer host public key in the correct format, use the display public-key local public command to display the public key on the peer device and record the key. The format of the public key displayed in any other way might be incorrect. If the key is not in the correct format, the system discards the key and displays an error message.

• Always import rather than enter the peer host public key if you are not sure whether the device supports the format of the recorded peer host public key.