Exporting an encryption key – Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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AT-S63 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide

Section VII: Management Security

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Exporting an Encryption Key

The following procedure exports the public key of a key pair into the
AT-S62 file system. (The management software does not allow you to
export a private key.) Before performing this procedure, please note the
following:

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The only circumstance in which you are likely to perform this
procedure is if you are using an SSH client that does not download the
key automatically when you start an SSH management session. In that
situation, you can use this procedure to export the SSH client key from
the key database into the AT-S62 file system, from where you can
download it onto the SSH management session for incorporation in
your SSH client software.

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You should not use this procedure to export an SSL public key.
Typically, an SSL public key only has value when incorporated into a
certificate or enrollment request.

To export a public key into the file system, perform the following
procedure:

1. From the Main Menu, type 7 to select Security and Services.

The Security and Services menu is shown in Figure 82 on page 259.

2. From the Security and Services menu, type 7 to select Keys/Certificate

Configuration.

The Keys/Certificate Configuration menu is shown in Figure 251 on
page 705.

3. From the Keys/Certificates Configuration menu, type 2 to select Key

Management.

The Key Management menu is shown in Figure 252 on page 706.

4. From the Key Management menu, type, type 4 to select Export Key to

File.

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