How many bits in the modulus 512: 512% Rsa keys cannot be generated, as system clock is invalid cryptolibkeypairget failed to get RouterD.inter-vlan.com RouterD(config)#crypto key generate rsa general-keys? Exportable Allow the key to be exported label Provide a label modulus Provide number of modulus bits on the command line storage. What exactly does 'crypto key generate rsa' do? When setting up SSH you have to create the rsa key, what does it actually do? How does the router use it? Any number that is prime, less than the Totient (from step #3), and not a factor of of the Totient will work. Select a Private Key - the value for the private key must make the following. While Encrypting a File with a Password from the Command Line using OpenSSL is very useful in its own right, the real power of the OpenSSL library is its ability to support the use of public key cryptograph for encrypting or validating data in an unattended manner (where the password is not required to encrypt) is done with public keys. The Commands to Run.

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• BadFish,
  What is the name of the image you're using? I would check the Cisco Feature Navigator to be sure that the IOS you're using supports the command. It appears that the IOS you're using doesn't. Perform a 'show version' to determine your IOS. I hope this helps.
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• 2950 switch ios version 12.1(11)

  What's the actual image name from the show version command (assuming someone didn't rename it)?
  Is it the crypto image or the non-crypto image?

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• Chances are the image doesn't support the crypto functions. I ran into this with my 1721 router and had the same issue until I figured out that version of my IOS didn't support it. For some reason they decided they wanted to load all my routers with the IP-base IOS.
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  As far as I know 2950s do not support SSH. On my last job we switched out all of our 2950s for newer switches in order to move completely to SSH.

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• Login to the Cisco website and grab a k image.

  
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• Is there a way for me to get an image without having to pay for support? :

  IOS images for basic switches like a 2950 are free to download without a SMARTnet contract. You just need to register a user on cisco.com.

While Encrypting a File with a Password from the Command Line using OpenSSLis very useful in its own right, the real power of the OpenSSL library is itsability to support the use of public key cryptograph for encrypting orvalidating data in an unattended manner (where the password is not required toencrypt) is done with public keys.

The Commands to Run

Generate a 2048 bit RSA Key

You can generate a public and private RSA key pair like this:

openssl genrsa -des3 -out private.pem 2048

That generates a 2048-bit RSA key pair, encrypts them with a password you provideand writes them to a file. You need to next extract the public key file. You willuse this, for instance, on your web server to encrypt content so that it canonly be read with the private key. /generate-key-pair-for-ssh.html.

Export the RSA Public Key to a File

This is a command that is

openssl rsa -in private.pem -outform PEM -pubout -out public.pem

The -pubout flag is really important. Be sure to include it.

Next open the public.pem and ensure that it starts with-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----. This is how you know that this file is thepublic key of the pair and not a private key.

To check the file from the command line you can use the less command, like this:

less public.pem

Do Not Run This, it Exports the Private Key

A previous version of the post gave this example in error.

openssl rsa -in private.pem -out private_unencrypted.pem -outform PEM

The error is that the -pubout was dropped from the end of the command.That changes the meaning of the command from that of exporting the public keyto exporting the private key outside of its encrypted wrapper. Inspecting theoutput file, in this case private_unencrypted.pem clearly shows that the keyis a RSA private key as it starts with -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----.

Visually Inspect Your Key Files

It is important to visually inspect you private and public key files to makesure that they are what you expect. OpenSSL will clearly explain the nature ofthe key block with a -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- or -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----.

You can use less to inspect each of your two files in turn:

• less private.pem to verify that it starts with a -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
• less public.pem to verify that it starts with a -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----

The next section shows a full example of what each key file should look like.

The Generated Key Files

The generated files are base64-encoded encryption keys in plain text format.If you select a password for your private key, its file will be encrypted withyour password. Be sure to remember this password or the key pair becomes useless.

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The private.pem file looks something like this:

The public key, public.pem, file looks like:

Protecting Your Keys

Depending on the nature of the information you will protect, it’s important tokeep the private key backed up and secret. The public key can be distributedanywhere or embedded in your web application scripts, such as in your PHP,Ruby, or other scripts. Again, backup your keys!

Remember, if the key goes away the data encrypted to it is gone. Keeping aprinted copy of the key material in a sealed envelope in a bank safety depositbox is a good way to protect important keys against loss due to fire or harddrive failure.

Oh, and one last thing.

If you, dear reader, were planning any funny business with the private key that I have just published here. Know that they were made especially for this series of blog posts. I do not use them for anything else.

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