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ssh and scp


  • ssh - Secure Shell

  • ssh and scp are replacements for rlogin, rsh and rcp

  • Hosts authenticate using public key/private key protocol during session startup
    ~/.ssh/known_hosts
    /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts

  • After authentication account information and all session data is encrypted.

  • More secure than telnet, ftp, rsh, ...

  • Freessh32 for Win/95 and Win/NT


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Updated 15:45 Sep 13, 2006