Unix Secure Shell (McGraw-Hill Tools Series)

How can intruders be prevented from accessing confidential and sensitive data in the UNIX environment? Secure Shell is the answer. Secure Shell is the security tool for UNIX and Linux systems that allows remote access for those who need it while employing public key encryption to keep out the crackers.

This book explains why Secure Shell is so important to system security, then steps through an explanation of how Secure Shell works and how the software can be used to configure the Secure Shell server and client applications. In addition, actual examples of server and client configurations and log files show you exactly how Secure Shell works in the real world.

Secure Shell provides the strongest authentication and encryption techniques for use over insecure channels while addressing the crucial security issues that administrators must consider when protecting their data and systems from unauthorized use.