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Logging in using Secure Shell

Logging in using Secure Shell

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Logging in using Secure Shell

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- When managing servers, it's important to be able to securely perform remote work without risking your credentials or data. One of the most common methods is to use a secure shell. Secure shell, or SSH, is an encrypted network protocol between two computers across a network. The encryption provides secure data communication to allow work from potentially unsecure or untrusted networks. Even if you're feeling safe at home or at your office, there's a lot of steps across many networks between you and whatever server you're communicating with. I'm not trying to scare you, just teach you to mitigate the risk. One of the things SSH is used for is a remote command-line login with text interactions, no graphics. The remote command line is most commonly used to manage servers. Another purpose for SSH is remote command execution, which is useful for quickly executing one-off commands such as starting or stopping a process. SSH is another example of client-server architecture. A SSH service…

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