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Secure Shell

The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH Protocol) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. Its most notable applications are remote login and command-line execution.

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Developers
Tatu Ylönen, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Introduction
1995; 31 years ago (1995)
OSI layer
Transport layer through application layer
Port
22
Purpose
secure connection, remote access

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Secure Shell

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Triples90
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 27
Secure Shell → Announcement, Apress, Barrett, Byrnes, Daniel, Himanshu, Implementing SSH, ISBN, July, Lucas, Michael, O'Reilly, Original, Pro OpenSSH, Remote Login Program, Richard, Robert, Silverman, SSH, SSH Mastery
related to Standards documentation · 21
Secure Shell → Authentication ProtocolRFC, Connection ProtocolRFC, Generic Message Exchange Authentication, IETF, Improved Arcfour Modes, Internet, Key FingerprintsRFC, Protocol ArchitectureRFC, Protocol Assigned NumbersRFC, RFC, Secure Shell Protocol, Securely Publish Secure Shell, Session Channel Break ExtensionRFC, SSH, SSH-2, The, The Secure Shell, Transport Layer Encryption ModesRFC, Transport Layer Protocol, Transport Layer ProtocolRFC
related to File transfer protocols · 19
Secure Shell → Aspera, FASP, Files, FISH, FTP, FTPS, Generally, RCP, SCP, Secure, Secure Protocol, SFTP, SSH, SSH File Transfer Protocol, SSHFast, SSHrsync, The Secure Shell, UDP, Unix
related to External links · 10
Secure Shell → IETF, Joseph, Key Subsystem, November, Original SSH, P6R's Secure Shell Public, RFC, RFC7076, SSH ProtocolsM, Susoy
see also · 3
Secure Shell → Brute-force, Shell, SSH
Developers · 1
Secure Shell → Tatu Ylönen, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Introduction · 1
Secure Shell → 1995; 31 years ago (1995)
OSI layer · 1
Secure Shell → Transport layer through application layer
Port · 1
Secure Shell → 22
Purpose · 1
Secure Shell → secure connection, remote access

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ssh protocol authentication client shell openssh server key remote secure used version use password connection port using user rfc layer

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Secure ShellDevelopersTatu Ylönen, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)1.00infobox
Secure ShellIntroduction1995; 31 years ago (1995)1.00infobox
Secure ShellOSI layerTransport layer through application layer1.00infobox
Secure ShellPort221.00infobox
Secure ShellPurposesecure connection, remote access1.00infobox
Secure ShellRFCs.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
libsshinstance ofsome implementations0.80text
S/Key or SecurIDinstance ofUsed to provide one-time password authentication0.80text
Kerberos 5 or NTLMinstance ofsometimes leading to an inability to log in with a client that supports just the plain password authentication method.GSSAPI authentication methods which provide an extensible s…0.80text
providing single sign-on capability to SSH sessionsinstance ofsometimes leading to an inability to log in with a client that supports just the plain password authentication method.GSSAPI authentication methods which provide an extensible s…0.80text
Secure Shellrelated to External linksSSH ProtocolsM0.60section
Secure Shellrelated to External linksJoseph0.60section

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