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Status Future consideration
Workspace PowerVC
Created by Guest
Created on May 26, 2021

PowerVC HMC connection to use sshkey

The HMC connection should allow for ssh keys to stop relying on the hmc username and particularly password. As our HMC Password is meant to change once used. So using a public/private key after the first authentication is necessary.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Sep 22, 2021

    Thank you for your suggestion - we will consider this for a future release.

  • Guest
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    May 27, 2021

    Hi.

    I think there is already a RFE for this topic.
    http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=147011

    rgds
    Sascha

  • Guest
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    May 26, 2021

    There is already this functionality in the storage. For storwize storage controller.

  • Guest
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    May 26, 2021

    There is already this functionality in the storage. For storwize storage controller.