Secure Shell

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The Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol for secure remote login, providing an encrypted connection instead of the unencrypted, and therefore insecure, connection of telnet.

The protocol is documented in a series of RFCs. [1] [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. T. Ylonen, C. Lonvick (January 2006), The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Architecture, rfc4251
  2. T. Ylonen, C. Lonvick (January 2006), The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol, rfc4252
  3. T. Ylonen, C. Lonvick (January 2006), The Secure Shell (SSH) Transport Layer Protocol, rfc4253
  4. J. Galbraith, R. Thayer (November 2006), The Secure Shell (SSH) Public Key File Format, rfc4716