Secure Shell (SSH) is a tool I use daily. On my local area network (LAN), I have several Linux desktops and servers I need to access at any given moment, some of which do not have graphical user ...

SSH, or Secure Shell, is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. It's a vital part of modern server management, providing secure remote ...

The command will move through a series of prompts. First, it will ask where you want to save the keys. Unless you are an expert, accept the default. This will create an “id_rsa” and an “id_rsa.pub” ...

It's story time here in the Paranoid Penguin. Don't worry—the story is a preface to the nuts-and-bolts sort of stuff you've come to expect in LJ. In fact, there are so many nuts and bolts to play with ...

Truth be told, using SSH isn’t at all hard. But when you have a large number of servers to maintain, remembering their IP addresses, assigned ports, SSH authentication keys and passwords can be a real ...

How to cap the number of users allowed to log into your Linux servers Your email has been sent Your Linux servers are probably configured for remote SSH connection ...

Believe it or not, Microsoft is working on supporting OpenSSH. Yes, Microsoft is getting ready to support one of the mainstays of BSD, Linux, and Unix system administration. Angel Calvo, Microsoft's ...

Microsoft says Internet-exposed Linux and Internet of Things (IoT) devices are being hijacked in brute-force attacks as part of a recently observed cryptojacking campaign. After gaining access to a ...

A new backdoor has been targeting supercomputers across the world, often stealing the credentials for secure network connections by using a trojanized version of the OpenSSH software. The malware is ...

Topic ===== remote root exploit in ssh daemon Problem Description ===== There are two related vulnerabilities in the challenge response handling code in OpenSSH versions 2.3.1p1 through 3.3. They may ...