You can enable the SCC to trust detected appliances based on an appliance-specific security keys under Manage > Topology: Appliances. Strict key verification prevents the SCC from inadvertently connecting with rogue appliances. If you select this option, the SCC doesn’t connect with appliances whose correct SSH public keys are not known by the SCC.

The SCC requires you to enter the SteelHead SSH public key before allowing communication.

You must enable strict key verification and configure security keys for the appliance before you can trust appliances using a security key.

For details about creating security keys on appliances, see Managing SSL settings.

You can trust appliances by key verification under Administration > Security: SCC Security. Scroll to the bottom of the page, select Strict Key Verification, and click Apply.

Retrieve the SSH public key of a SteelHead with the show ssh server publickey command:

Copy the security key, and then choose Manage > Topology: Appliances. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Trust Appliances by Key to expand the page. Paste the security keys in the text box and click Trust.