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==Secure Shell==
 
==Secure Shell==
  
===SSH? Wait, Secure Shell?===
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===SSH? Wait, Secure Shell??===
Yes, the often used three-letter acronym (TLA) means Secure Shell, the program one can use to connect to remote host command line securely.
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Yes, the ubiquitous three-letter acronym SSH means Secure Shell, the computer program one can use to connect to remote host command line securely.
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Secure Shell comes in variety of looks and flavours, from simple command line utility to bells'n'whistles packed graphical user interface program.
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To list a few:
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* OpenSSH SSH client, the native linux command line utility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH OpenSSH]
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* Cygwin SSH client, the same as above but compiled for Windows and distributed as Cygwin subpackage [https://www.cygwin.com Cygwin]
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* SSH Secure Shell, the ancient original SSH, now replaced by Tectia [https://www.ssh.com/products/tectia-ssh Tectia]
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* Putty, SSH functionality packaged into GUI for Windows with less bells and whistles [https://www.putty.org Putty]
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* Bitvise SSH client, SSH that comes with GUI for Windows [https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-download Bitvise]
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* Termius, iOS applet for iPhone & iPad
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===Setting up passwordless access to remote host===
 
===Setting up passwordless access to remote host===
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==Is host localhost local or remote, after or before gateway?==
 
==Is host localhost local or remote, after or before gateway?==
Depends on view point
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Depends on point of view

Revision as of 16:03, 15 April 2019

Where to start

Baby steps

Secure Shell

SSH? Wait, Secure Shell??

Yes, the ubiquitous three-letter acronym SSH means Secure Shell, the computer program one can use to connect to remote host command line securely.

Secure Shell comes in variety of looks and flavours, from simple command line utility to bells'n'whistles packed graphical user interface program.

To list a few:

  • OpenSSH SSH client, the native linux command line utility OpenSSH
  • Cygwin SSH client, the same as above but compiled for Windows and distributed as Cygwin subpackage Cygwin
  • SSH Secure Shell, the ancient original SSH, now replaced by Tectia Tectia
  • Putty, SSH functionality packaged into GUI for Windows with less bells and whistles Putty
  • Bitvise SSH client, SSH that comes with GUI for Windows Bitvise
  • Termius, iOS applet for iPhone & iPad

Setting up passwordless access to remote host

Remote desktop client

Is host localhost local or remote, after or before gateway?

Depends on point of view