`ssh`

Starts an SSH2 client connection to an SSH2 server using password authentication.

Syntax

ssh { hostname | ipv4-address } [ public-key { dsa | rsa } ] [ port-num ]

ssh ipv6 { hostname | ipv6-address } [ public-key { dsa | rsa } ] [ outgoing-interface type number ] [ port-num ]

Command Default

SSH2 client connection is not established.

Parameters

hostname: Specifies the host name of the SSH server.
ipv4-address: Specifies the IPv4 address of the SSH server.
public-key: Configures the type of public key authentication to use for the connection. If you do not enter this parameter, the default authentication type is password.
dsa: Specifies the public key authentication type as DSA.
rsa: Specifies the public key authentication type as RSA.
port-num: Specifies that the SSH2 connection will use a non-default SSH2 port. The default is 22.
ipv6: Identifies the remote IPv6 SSH server.
ipv6-address: Specifies the IPv6 address of the SSH server.
outgoing-interface: Configures the outgoing interface for Link-Local address.
type: Specifies the interface type.
number: Specifies the interface number. Use ? to get the list of supported interfaces.

Modes

Privileged EXEC mode

Examples

The following example starts an SSH2 client connection to an SSH2 server using password authentication.

device# ssh 192.168.10.1

The following example starts an SSH2 client connection to an SSH2 server using public key authentication.

device# ssh ipv6 2001::1 public-key dsa

The following example starts an SSH2 client connection to an SSH2 server using public key authentication.

device# ssh ipv6 2001::1 public-key dsa outgoing-interface ethernet 1/1/1 26

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