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## Configuring Authentication for SRC User Accounts

You can configure user accounts by using the following methods:

- Configuring a Plain Text Password
- Configuring SSH Authentication

## Configuring a Plain Text Password

To configure a plain text password for a user account:

- At the [edit system user user-name ] hierarchy, enter the set authentication plain text-password command. For example:
  `
  [edit system user JASmith]
  user@host# set authentication plain-text-password
  New password: type password here
  Retype new password: retype password here
  `

## Configuring SSH Authentication

Before you configure SSH authentication, obtain the contents of SSH key files. You can copy the contents of an SSH keys file into a CLI session:

1. On a management machine such as a PC or personal workstation, create an ssh-rsa key:
   `
   > ssh-keygen
   (provide input)
   > cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
   `
2. On the C Series Controller enter the set system login user testuser authentication ssh-authorized-key command, and paste in the SSH key:
   `
   user@host# set system login user testuser authentication ssh-authorized-key “ pasted content of id_rsa.pub ”
   `

   For example:

   `
   user@host# set system login user testuser authentication ssh-authorized-key "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAvSqAWNdMTQJS9eqG1eq
   RANI3ML4hH+u7WX/HP0W82gDSPpjghnt1e5de3D8U
   kuIIEUBf1obgy/7AKc98FqAIvVp5onCiMg8ELD6
   RYkgOgo7U6zERB25qy3sK1Rn9NzrB20qLzbvAcZW1
   NIePmf1R99d/Rge7kB/5k6fq3NOG0fc= id@server" "ssh-rsa AAAA
   B3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAxlwe9HfZ78vbdfq1+AY0uCF79yGPxgGuw
   GZd9QVdT+dniwGh/4HwLITvKd8SYrhmJsyhz5dWuZm
   94JSwQosm9BVhJwREt39NYIkLWOjGIMkk8Cxw4
   TkpFfeIz1cSbeFxtFBFVaBbo4YkEv5ItbuxwvbTWURkvsQa
   2VJXAqIs7z8= id2@server2
   eriand" "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAwwOo
   UD4m+SazgzF2kRIq5Y2+Ix2zQbCxqBS
   D1rmW92eLPOQIBv/sEy2d8UNeHpoKot9Px8q9ABriOyO
   Nc7vqNsSVnAMyicQB786uHoabSErVIYscapT
   YvIGg+olbdhKySbSxOoXMehhgoQS0JZxHCbxsQJip7/7vJ
   PCjRGU8Xq0= id@server3" ];
   `

#### Related Topics

- Configuring Authentication for SRC User Accounts (C-Web Interface)
- Types of Authentication for SRC User Accounts
- Login Classes for SRC User Accounts
- Viewing Information About the Users on the System
- Example: SRC User Accounts

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