System Management Commands4-394Exampleip ssh crypto host-key generateUse this command to generate the host key pair (i.e., public and private).Syntaxip ssh crypto host-key generate [dsa | rsa]• dsa – DSA (Version 2) key type.• rsa – RSA (Version 1) key type.Default SettingGenerates both the DSA and RSA key pairs.Command ModePrivileged ExecCommand Usage• This command stores the host key pair in memory (i.e., RAM). Use the ip sshsave host-key command to save the host key pair to flash memory.• Some SSH client programs automatically add the public key to the knownhosts file as part of the configuration process. Otherwise, you must manuallycreate a known hosts file and place the host public key in it.• The SSH server uses this host key to negotiate a session key and encryptionmethod with the client trying to connect to it.ExampleRelated Commandsip ssh crypto zeroize (4-39)ip ssh save host-key (4-40)ip ssh crypto zeroizeUse this command to clear the host key from memory (i.e. RAM).Syntaxip ssh crypto zeroize [dsa | rsa]• dsa – DSA key type.• rsa – RSA key type.Default SettingClears both the DSA and RSA key.Console#delete public-key admin dsaConsole#Console#ip ssh crypto host-key generate dsaConsole#