Complete these steps to configure Secure Shell (SSH) to the PIX Firewall:

1.Before a connection to the PIX is made through SSH, these prerequisites must be met:

*The PIX must run version 5.2 or later.

*The PIX must have a VPN Data Encryption Standard (DES) license, as indicated in the output of the show version command.Note: Refer to Product License Registration in order to request a DES license.

2.Once all requirements are met, issue these commands on the PIX:

hostname domain-name
!— Generate a key for the SSH encryption to use.
ca generate rsa key 1024
!— Allow the desired host to connect to the PIX on the interface specified.
ssh ip_address mask interface
!— Save your configuration.
ca save all
write memory

This is an example:

hostname mypix
domain-name cisco.com
ca generate rsa key 1024
ssh 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 inside
ca save all
write memory

Refer to the SSH – Inside or Outside section of How To Perform Authentication and Enabling on the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall (5.2 Through 6.2) for more information.

Note: The default username for SSH local authentication is PIX. Refer to the Configuring Local SSH section of How To Perform Authentication and Enabling on the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall (5.2 Through 6.2) for more information.

Occasionally, when a username and password is provided in the SSH client, an SSH window appears and then disappears. In order to resolve this problem, issue the ca zeroize rsa command in order to remove any existing RSA keys on the PIX. Then, issue the ca zeroize rsa command again in order to regenerate the RSA keys.

If the PIX is configured for port forwarding with the static command, for port 22, then the configuration of the SSH to the PIX does not work.

In PIX version 7.0 and later, this is the command needed to generate RSA key:

crypto key generate rsa [usage-keys | general-keys] [label key-pair-label] [modulus size] [noconfirm

This command is configured from global configuration mode.

Refer to PIX/ASA 7.x: SSH/Telnet on the Inside and Outside Interface Configuration Example for more information and a configuration example.

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