SSH · Lesson 1 · On the house

What SSH is

Secure remote shell and file transport. Lesson 1 is free — on the house.

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Secure remote shell and file transport.

SSH (Secure Shell) provides encrypted remote login and command execution.

It also carries file copy (scp/sftp) and port forwarding tunnels.

sshd runs on the server; ssh is the client.

Prefer key authentication over passwords for interactive humans and automation.

SSH replaced cleartext protocols like telnet/rsh for administration.

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SSH primarily provides?

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sshd is?

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Preferred interactive auth for admins?

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scp/sftp ride on?

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