crypto key generate rsa error

Dear Reader;
Cisco 2621 router with IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.2(5)

I want to be able to use SSH from the internet. Looking at Cisco's Secure
Shell Commands reference it says to generate an RSA key first using crypto
key generate rsa from global config mode. When I do that I receive the
following. According to Cisco's reference this feature was added to 11(3).
Any suggestions? Thanks.
Michael Hubbard

Loud_2620(config)#crypto key generate rsa
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Loud_2620(config)#

 

Do you have a K9 image running ?
What is the flsh file-name of the running image of IOS ?

 

Hi,

Maybe you are using the wrong IOS version as in not the number but the
software feature set.

Many thanks

Matt

 

Loud_2620(config)#crypto key generate rsa

-I- = IP only.

I think that you need more than that for ssh.
In fact I think you need the full crypto image. $$$


By the way -M = Run from RAM

Z = compressed image file (which you don't have)

 

Thanks for the replies everyone!

I didn't realize that I would need the crypto feature set for ssh but since
you have to generate an RSA key I guess that makes since.

Sorry for not posting the ver. I knew to do that but just forgot.

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C2600 Software (C2600-I-M), Version 12.2(5), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 11-Sep-01 22:18 by pwade
Image text-base: 0x80008088, data-base: 0x80989210

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(2)XA4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Loud_2620 uptime is 4 weeks, 4 days, 17 hours, 47 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:c2600-i-mz.122-5.bin"

Michael Hubbard

 

Cryptographic Features

You need an IOS that has the cryptographic features. You will need a Cisco Connection Online (CCO) account to download a crypto IOS.

P3X454_YODA# sh ver
Cisco IOS Software, C1700 Software (C1700-K9O3SY7-M), Version 12.3(11)T5, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2005 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Sat 02-Apr-05 18:29 by yiyan

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(7r)XM4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

P3X454_YODA uptime is 3 hours, 48 minutes
System returned to ROM by reload
System image file is "flash:c1700-k9o3sy7-mz.123-11.T5.bin"


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Cisco 1712 (MPC862P) processor (revision 0x101) with 83559K/14745K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FOC09247YL9 (260893732), with hardware revision 0000
MPC862P processor: part number 7, mask 0
1 Ethernet interface
5 FastEthernet interfaces
1 ISDN Basic Rate interface
32K bytes of NVRAM.
32768K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x2102