Running the TCPIP$CONFIG Configuration Command
Procedure
After TCP/IP installation is complete, the SSH service must
be configured using the TCP/IP configuration command procedure,
TCPIP$CONFIG.COM. The configuration creates the systemwide SSH environment
by setting up various components of SSH, such as configuration files
and host keys.
Once you have completed the client and server configuration
using TCPIP$CONFIG, you can customize the configuration with parameters
to meet the needs of your specific run-time environment. For more
information about customizing your run-time environment, see Chapter
3.
To run the configuration command procedure, follow these steps:
Invoke
the TCPIP$CONFIG configuration command procedure. For general configuration
procedures, refer to the HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration manual. The main Configuration
menu is displayed:
HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Configuration Menu Configuration options:
1 - Core environment
2 - Client components
3 - Server components
4 - Optional components5 - Shutdown HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
6 - Startup HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
7 - Run testsA - Configure options 1 - 4[E] - Exit configuration procedureEnter configuration option:
Choose option 3 (Server components) to configure the SSH server and option 2 (client components) to configure the SSH client. For details, see the sections
Configuring the SSH Client and
Configuring the SSH Server.
During the configuration procedure, TCPIP$CONFIG creates the
systemwide environment necessary to run the SSH client and server.
TCPIP$CONFIG does the following:
Creates the
SSH server account TCPIP$SSH, and the account's default
directory, TCPIP$SSH_DEVICE:[TCPIP$SSH]. Note that the default device
of the account is defined by the logical name TCPIP$SSH_DEVICE.
This logical name can be assigned by the system manager. If this
logical name is not defined, the default name is SYS$SYSDEVICE
.
Creates all subdirectories
and files required by the SSH server.
Copies all necessary files
from the distribution kit into the appropriate directories. Table
2-1 lists the files created during the SSH configuration procedure.
Table 1 Files and Directories Created During SSH Configuration
Directory on TCPIP$SSH_DEVICE:
File Name
Description
Server/ Client
[TCPIP$SSH.SSH2]
SSH2_CONFIG.
Configuration file
Client
[TCPIP$SSH.SSH2]
SSHD2_CONFIG.
Configuration file
Server (Client for host-based authen- tication)
[TCPIP$SSH]
SHOSTS.EQUIV
This file contains a list of trusted hosts,
used by the host-based authentication method.
Server
[TCPIP$SSH.SSH2]
HOSTKEY. HOSTKEY.PUB
Private (HOSTKEY) and public (HOSTKEY.PUB)
server host keys.
Server
[TCPIP$SSH.SSH2.SEED]
RANDOM_SEED.
Generates pseudo random numbers for cryptographics operations.
Server
[TCPIP$SSH.SSH2.KNOWNHOSTS]
Contains public keys of all remote client hosts
that may attempt to connect to the server using host-based authentication.
Server
[TCPIP$SSH.SSH2.HOSTKEYS]
Contains host keys for all remote servers
to which the user connects using the SSH client.
HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Guide to SSH
Configuring the Secure Shell Software