SSH/Telnet

Use the SSH/Telnet Configuration page to configure secure shell (SSH) and Telnet connections.

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SSH/Telnet Configuration menu, showing options outlined below
To enable SSH, select Enabled in the SSH Mode drop-down list. All of the following key exchange algorithms are enabled by default:
  • curve25519-sha256
  • ecdh-sha2-nistp521
  • ecdh-sha2-nistp384
  • ecdh-sha2-nistp256
  • diffie-hellman-group14-sha1
  • diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
  • kexguess2

Enable and disable HMAC/Hashing Message Authentication Codes and ciphers as needed. Initial SSH settings for the HMAC codes and ciphers are listed in the following table. In general, weak HMAC codes and weak CBCciphers are disabled by default.

Number Type Default setting
1 hmac-sha1-96 Disabled
2 hmac-sha1 Enabled
3 hmac-sha2-256 Enabled
4 hmac-sha2-512 Enabled
5 hmac-md5 Disabled
6 aes128-ctr Enabled
7 aes256-ctr Enabled
8 3des-ctr Enabled
9 aes128-cbc Disabled
10 aes256-cbc Disabled
11 twofish256-cbc Disabled
12 twofish-cbc Disabled
13 twofish128-cbc Disabled
14 3des-cbc Disabled
15 blowfish-cbc Disabled

By default, the SSH host key is configured as Normal.

Telnet is enabled by default. To diable Telnet, select Disabled in the Telnet Mode drop-down list.

Note

Note

To disable Telnet from the CLI, issue the command no ip telnet.

To save changes, select Save. To undo changes and revert to previously saved values, select Reset.