Configuring inbound communications

Describes the procedure to configure the inbound communication for SSH Keys

The users who are allowed to connect to the appliance using SSH are listed in the Authorized Keys (Inbound) tab.

The following screen shows the Authorized Keys.

Authorized Keys (Inbound)

Adding a New Key

An authorized key has to be created for a user or a machine to connect to an appliance on the host machine.

Perform the following steps to add a new key.

  1. From the ESA Web UI, navigate to Settings > Network.
    The Network Settings pane appears

  2. Select the SSH tab.
    The SSH Configuration Manager pane appears.

  3. Select the Authorized Keys (Inbound) tab.

  4. Click Add New Key.
    The Add New Authorized Key dialog box appears.

  5. Select a user.

  6. Select Generate new public key.

  7. The Root password is required to create Authorized Key prompt appears. Enter the root password and click Ok.

  8. If the private key is to be saved, then select Click To Download Private Key.
    The private key is saved to the local machine.

  9. If the public key is to be saved, then select Click To Download Public Key.
    The public key is saved to the local machine.

  10. Click Finish.
    The new authorized key is added.

Uploading a Key

You can assign a public key to a user by uploading the key from the Web UI.

Perform the following steps to upload a key.

  1. From the ESA Web UI, navigate to Settings > Network.
    The Network Settings pane appears.

  2. Select the SSH tab.
    The SSH Configuration Manager pane appears.

  3. Select the Authorized Keys (Inbound) tab.

  4. Click Add New Key.
    The Add New Authorized Key dialog box appears.

  5. Select a user.

  6. Select Upload public key.
    The file browser dialog box appears.

  7. Select a public key file.

  8. Click Open.

  9. The Root password is required to create Authorized Key prompt appears. Enter the root password and click Ok.
    The key is assigned to the user.

Reusing public keys between users

The public key of one user can be assigned as a public key of another user.

Perform the following steps to upload an existing key.

  1. From the ESA Web UI, navigate to Settings > Network.
    The Network Settings pane appears.

  2. Select the SSH tab.
    The SSH Configuration Manager pane appears.

  3. Select the Authorized Keys (Inbound) tab.

  4. Click Add New Key.
    The Add New Authorized Key dialog box appears.

  5. Select a user.

  6. Select Choose from existing keys.

  7. Select the public key.

  8. The Root password is required to create Authorized Key prompt appears. Enter the root password and click Ok.
    The public key is assigned to the user.

Downloading a Public Key

From the Web UI, you can download the public of a user to the local machine.

Perform the following steps to download a key.

  1. From the ESA Web UI, navigate to Settings > Network.
    The Network Settings pane appears.

  2. Select the SSH tab.
    The SSH Configuration Manager pane appears.

  3. Select the Authorized Keys (Inbound) tab.

  4. Select a user.

  5. Select Download Public Key.
    The public key is saved to the local directory.

Deleting an Authorized Key

You can remove a key from the authorized users list. Once the key is removed from the list, the remote machine will no longer be able to connect to the host machine.

Perform the following steps to delete an authorized key:

  1. From the ESA Web UI, navigate to Settings > Network.
    The Network Settings pane appears

  2. Select the SSH tab.
    The SSH Configuration Manager pane appears.

  3. Select the Authorized Keys (Inbound) tab.

  4. Select a user.

  5. Select Delete Authorized Key.
    A message confirming the deletion appears.

  6. Click Yes.

  7. The Root password is required to delete Authorized Key prompt appears. Enter the root password and click Ok.
    The key is deleted from the authorized keys list.

Clearing all Authorized Keys

You can remove all the public keys from the authorized keys list.

Perform the following steps to clear all keys:

  1. From the ESA Web UI, navigate to Settings > Network.
    The Network Settings pane appears.

  2. Select the SSH tab.
    The SSH Configuration Manager pane appears.

  3. Select the Authorized Keys (Inbound) tab.

  4. Click Reset List.
    A message confirming the deletion of all authorized keys appears.

  5. Click Yes.

  6. The Root password is required to delete all Authorized Keys prompt appears. Enter the root password and click Ok.
    All the keys are deleted.

Last modified January 30, 2025