Secure Shell

Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. The best known example application is for remote login to computer systems by users. One of the most popular implementation is OpenSSH.

Readings

• Wikipedia: Secure Shell
• Wikibooks: OpenSSH and Wikiversity OpenSSH

Multimedia

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Activities

• Understand differences between telnet and SSH
• Understand steps needed to create an SSH connection and implications

See also

• OpenSSH open source suite implementing ssh protocol
• Telnet and netcat
• Wikipedia:Terminal multiplexer
• Cisco IOS/Configure public RSA key authentication