SSH2 Authentication Types

The RUCKUS implementation of SSH2 supports the following types of user authentication:

  • DSA challenge-response authentication, where a collection of public keys are stored on the device. Only clients with a private key that corresponds to one of the stored public keys can gain access to the device using SSH.
  • RSA challenge-response authentication, where a collection of public keys are stored on the device. Only clients with a private key that corresponds to one of the stored public keys can gain access to the device using SSH.
  • Password authentication, where users attempting to gain access to the device using an SSH client are authenticated with passwords stored on the device or on a TACACS, TACACS+, or RADIUS server.
  • Interactive-authentication, where keyboard entry is used in response to challenge-response questions, which may include username and password.
Parent topic: SSH Version 2 Overview