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Explore Advanced OpenSSH Features For Secure Remote Access

Calendar Dec 06, 2005 • User Avatar Benjamin D. Thomas
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remote access file transfer OpenSSH security features SSH management secure connections authentication key
We've covered SSH before in CLI Magic, but this week let's look at some additional SSH features that new users might not be aware of. For the purpose of this article, we'll be looking specifically at OpenSSH, but many of these features apply to other SSH variants as well. SSH is the best way to establish a secure connection to a remote networked machine. Whether you want to transfer files, encrypt traffic, or just log in to a remote machine, SSH is the way to go.

Let's start with one of the basics. If you log into a remote machine frequently, you might be tired of typing your password over and over again. You can set up SSH so that you can authenticate without typing a password.

First, you'll need to create an authentication key for SSH. This will actually consist of a key pair: a private key and a public key. To create your keys, run the command:

ssh-keygen -t dsa

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