Re: how does ssh work?

From: wld (aaabbb16_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/27/04


Date: 27 Sep 2004 01:20:46 -0700

unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh) wrote in message news:<cj6uo6$6s1$1@nntp.itservices.ubc.ca>...
> aaabbb16@hotmail.com (wld) writes:
>
> ]hi,
> ]I am new for ssh. Does anyone give
> ]some concept for it and how does it work?
>
> ssh starts by negotiating an encryption key between the two computers,
> and then all communication between the two computers is encrypted--
> including all password logon stuff.

Thanks Andrew and bill!

Current my switch generated key as follows:

ssh-dss AAAAB3NzaC1kc3MAAACBANJVZdo6+8mSeeMRdmJ6SJOVG2P52BdK++uTO0XuwLbUyKXo6cVWALrfVO5SnvS836JQJtdP+BwePED3oS
E/vm9xV/o/K5eSV1C3AdF2x3rXNyjZHKxEVa5hJ0nleNf5kzPv1N0mBuiEzOQbKefQQ+lWOHlsjhGm68bo608CwMITAAAAFQCzG3mJ7Xjj7bTt
Y6KKN5LYOjv57QAAAIEAwInPZsD7oRb2uzE6aIEFRHj9HwZ2X+A8M1rNdzIqV8PtSvl9N1C9atVBHOp/T8jDdonle1z+Ap92/gkoM10QWMIHBh
W4/5wRV2JMjG5XdyiRFCt3oo13r2Ssq2YUs9hc4BTu/rnBW5AtMQHI/UGMiUORiWFRuruzYOUW06FLwWEAAACADbe/MtteZjEy+3XC7o9o1rpi
5+8OFlAYpW+1B/0In++ysLEuvNL5XSp6kWy3Kwg2fp+PLnHBqy8lRQRGVftGlga0VH9Zym8f+Eju9Keu7jZ4335vkjAGHLIt/MKVQoJ252V4Ys
ThlAQwdtKTxkOjQrnJ0X4x2GJ0Vw2ww222Rbw=

Key Type: DSA 1024 (used by SSH v2)
Fingerprint: xozes-degut-koroh-ritef-nuvoh-nalam-leguk-tagob-zeros-zygys-poxox
             87:4a:fa:f9:b0:c9:34:67:0a:aa:7f:41:be:51:a7:9f

1024 65537 152919549579672429038159167081198131620736321424142483719560090415764116228264011408153096671265569
71624965983326502635166651080953411079375814655774059664403795169907820346342623107085205707175230466943252135
3420441064375696428398356548127684604786632097461345255337062625874229820066637907045469392300869339

Key Type: RSA 1024 (used by SSH v1)
Fingerprint: xetop-tezup-gaboh-pebel-rurez-fimyc-kulid-desup-rumiz-vyzog-tixix
             b7:b1:8f:52:26:32:80:e8:d5:4e:4c:fc:a3:2e:7e:49

I am using PuTTY now.
I like use ssh v2. Do I nned to make a tranfer (how to do it)from
above key to a "putty'format" key and store under SSH->Auth->private
key file for authentication of PuTTY configuration?
or anything I am mis understanded?

Thanks,

steven young