Introduction to SSH Secure Shell
Introduction
A basic Internet service is the provision of interactive login to a remote host. SSH is a program that enables you to do so. It has now replaced the unsecure program/protocol Telnet. This brief guide introduces Unix users to the use of ssh to conduct interactive sessions with remote host computers. The SSH software can be downloaded for educational use from FSU Software Licenses page.
How to connect
You must know the address of the remote host computer before you can initiate a session with SSH. Once you know the DNS address of the remote host (e.g. shell.cs.fsu.edu), you can connect.First you want to start the ssh program.
To pull up the connect screen, either select Quick Connect... from the File menu or click on the taskbar's computer icon.
Host name is the address of the remote host. Enter your username, select password logon and press connect.
Example:
Host Name: websrv.cs.fsu.edu
User Name: doe
Authentication Method: Password
Click Connect and it will prompt you for your password. Enter it in, and you should connect to your home directory, if indeed you have access priveledges to that host.
Many remote hosts require you to have an account to log in (You must have a user id and a password). However, some remote hosts do not require that users have accounts. Users can log in with a general user id such as info (or some other word that is published in guides to the Internet). Passwords are usually not required.
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