Using SSH for Secure Interactive Communications

Josh Sled

eXperimental Computing Facility


Table of Contents
1. Introduction
What the heck is SSH?
What is it used for?
How can I get it?
2. Basic Use of SSH
Setup before first use (ssh-keygen)
Regular use of SSH (ssh)
Easier use of SSH (ssh-agent and ssh-add)
3. Advanced Use of SSH
Port forwarding
Configuration options