Additional Resources

The OpenSSH and OpenSSL projects are in constant development, and the most up-to-date information for them is available from their websites. The man pages for OpenSSH and OpenSSL tools are also good sources of detailed information.

Installed Documentation

The ssh, scp, sftp, sshd, and ssh-keygen man pages - These man pages include information on how to use these commands as well as all the parameters that can be used with them.

Useful Websites

http://www.openssh.com/ - The OpenSSH FAQ page, bug reports, mailing lists, project goals, and a more technical explanation of the security features.

http://www.openssl.org/ - The OpenSSL FAQ page, mailing lists, and a description of the project goal.

http://www.freesshd.com/ - SSH client software for other platforms.

^[4] X11 refers to the X11R7 windowing display system, traditionally referred to as the X Window System or X. Community Enterprise Linux includes X11R7, an open source X Window System.

^[5] DNS poisoning occurs when an intruder cracks a DNS server, pointing client systems to a maliciously duplicated host.

^[6] IP spoofing occurs when an intruder sends network packets which falsely appear to be from a trusted host on the network.

^[7] A multiplexed connection consists of several signals being sent over a shared, common medium. With SSH, different channels are sent over a common secure connection.