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05/02/2013

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Term
SSH
Secure Shell
Definition
collection of protocols that does both authenticating and encryption
Term
SSH Functions
Definition
securely log on to a host, execute commands on that host, and copy files to or from that host.
Encrypts data throughout a session
Term
SSH developed by
Definition
SSH Communications Security and requires paying a license
Term
Secure connection
Definition
top form a secure connection SSH must be running on both the client and server
Term
SSH client is a
Definition
utility
Term
freeware SSH client
Definition
is PuTTY
Term
Port Forwarding
Definition
SSH can be configured to perform port forwarding, which means it can redirect traffic that would normally use an insecure port (such as FTP) to an SSH secured port.
Term
Functions of port forwarding
Definition
allows to use SSH for more than simply logging onto a host and manipulating files, you could exchange HTTP traffic with a web server via a secured SSH connection.
Term
SSL
Secure Socket layer
Definition
method of encrypting TCP/IP transmissions-including web pages and data entered into Web forms-en route between the client and the server using public key encryption technology
Term
kerberos
Definition
cross platform authentication protocol that uses key encryption to verify the identity of clients and to securely exchange information after a client logs on to a system
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