SSH - ArtTHEbard/SYS255FA19-Notes GitHub Wiki

  • Stands for Secure Shell
  • IS a cryptographic protocol used for controlling remote systems over unsecured networks
  • Used to primarily access Linux/Unix systems from Linux/Unix systems, but can be used from Windows by using the correct software.
  • Uses encryption, but can by decrypted (thanks Ed Snowden)
  • Uses port 22
  • Can be configured using nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config