HP iLO 3 Scripting and Command Line Guide - Business Support ...

Figure 3 PuTTY Configuration window
14. Click Open.
The iLO firmware prompts for a user name.
15. Enter the logon name associated with the public key.
The public key in iLO authenticates with the private key in PuTTY. If the keys match, you are
logged in to iLO without using a password.
Keys can be created with a key passphrase. If a key passphrase was used to generate the
public key, you are prompted for the key passphrase before you log in to iLO.
Importing SSH keys generated using ssh-keygen
140 Secure Shell
After generating an SSH key using ssh-keygen and creating the key.pub file, perform the
following steps:
1. Locate and open the key.pub file with a text editor. The file begins with the text ssh-dsa.
2. Save and close the file.
The key file is ready to import and authorize.