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Getting the Most Out of SSH

Posted by Soulskill on from the for-remote-controlling-your-nuclear-submarine dept.

jfruh writes "If you have to administer a *nix computer remotely, you hopefully ditched Telnet for SSH years ago. But you might not know that this tool does a lot more than offer you a secured command line. Here are some tips and tricks that'll help you do everything from detect man-in-the-middle attacks (how are you supposed to know if you should accept a new hosts public key, anyway?) to evading restrictions on Web surfing." What are your own favorite tricks for using SSH?

2 of 284 comments (clear)

  1. Hopefully? by Enry · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you're still using telnet to administer anything that offers SSH, you should probably choose another field to work in.

  2. This Article's True Purpose by preaction · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Get real SSH tips from people complaining (rightly or not) that it doesn't contain any actual advice.