Create SSH connections to VxWorks devices

To run an SSH server on the VxWorks device, you need to configure it, as described in the following sections.

Configure the VxWorks source build

Set the following keys in the VxWorks Source Build (VSB):

 "USER_MANAGEMENT"
 "USER_MANAGEMENT_USER_PRIVILEGES"

Configure the VxWorks kernel

Add the following includes to the VxWorks Kernel configuration (VIP):

 "INCLUDE_IPSSH_CLIENT_CMD"
 "INCLUDE_SHELL_SECURITY"
 "INCLUDE_USER_DATABASE"
 "INCLUDE_USER_IDENTIFICATION"
 "INCLUDE_USER_PRIVILEGES"
 "INCLUDE_USER_MGT_SHELL_CMD"
 "INCLUDE_SEC_KEY_STORE_CMD"
 "INCLUDE_SHELL"
 "INCLUDE_SSH"
 "INCLUDE_IPD_CMD"

Create a startup script

In the startup script, set up user management and starting the SSH server.

An example startup script:

 cp "/romfs/ssh/keys/WindRiver.pk2","/ram"
 cmd keyStore import default_rsa /romfs/ssh/keys/default_rsa.pem
 cmd keyStore import default_dsa /romfs/ssh/keys/default_dsa.pem
 cmd ipd start ipssh
 udbReset
 userAdd "WindRiver","vxTarget"

Test the connection

To test the connection from the terminal, specify the key algorithms for it (because VxWorks uses old keys):

 ssh -oHostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -lWindRiver 192.168.0.3