Secure Shell

SSH uses RSA public key cryptography for both connection and authentication. Encryption algorithms include Blowfish, DES, and IDEA. IDEA is the default.

SSH2, the latest version, is a proposed set of standards from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

Read more about Secure Shell: - Steve Acheson's Secure Shell (SSH) Frequently Asked Questions is recommended. - The developer of SSH is SSH Communications Security. - Rajpaul Bagga offers a Secure Shell (SSH) Howto .

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