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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch SSL Services Module Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Commands for the Catalyst 6500 Series SSL Services Module
crypto key export rsa pem
crypto key export rsa pem
To export a PEM-formatted RSA key to the SSL Services Module, use the crypto key export rsa pem
command.
crypto key export rsa keylabel pem {terminal | url url} {{3des | des} [exportable] pass_phrase}
Syntax Description
Defaults This command has no default settings.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines The pass phrase can be any phrase including spaces and punctuation except for the question mark (?),
which has a special meaning to the Cisco IOS parser.
Pass-phrase protection associates a pass phrase with the key. The pass phrase is used to encrypt the key
when it is exported. When this key is imported, you must enter the same pass phrase to decrypt it.
keylabel Name of the key.
terminal Displays the request on the terminal.
url url Specifies the URL location. Valid values are as follows:
• ftp:—Exports to the FTP: file system
• null:—Exports to the null: file system
• nvram:—Exports to the NVRAM: file system
• rcp:—Exports to the RCP: file system
• scp:—Exports to the SCP: file system
• system:—Exports to the system: file system
• tftp:—Exports to the TFTP: file system
3des Specifies the 168-bit DES (3DES) encryption algorithm.
des Specifies the 56-bit DES-CBC encryption algorithm.
exportable (Optional) Specifies that the key can be exported.
pass_phrase Pass phrase.
Release Modification
SSL Services Module
Release 1.2(1)
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 6500 series
switches.
