ssh

Question 1

SSH

Answer 1

Secure Shell

Procides a secure channel over an insecure network

Question 2

What does SSH replace?

Answer 2

Replaces telnet, rcp, rlogin, rsh

Question 3

Location of authorized public keys

Answer 3

~/.ssh/authorized_keys

Question 4

Where does private key come from? (client/server)

Answer 4

client

Question 5

key management commands

Answer 5

ssh-keygen (creates key pairs)
private key == id_rsa
public key == id_rsa.pub

Question 6

SSH Port Forwarding

Answer 6

Usually admin/file transfer, creates encrypted connection where un-encrypted traffic can be sent
Used to get around firewalls

Question 7

Three types of Port Forwarding

Answer 7

Local Port Forwarding
Remote Port Forwarding
Dynamic Port Forwarding

Question 8

Local Port Forwarding

Answer 8

Client on laptop tunnels to SSH server… Typically used to get around firewalls

Question 9

Remote Port Forwarding

Answer 9

SSH server listens for connections on a configured port (opposite of remote port forwarding)

Question 10

Dynamic Port Forwarding

Answer 10

Turns SSH client into a Secure Sockets (SOCKS) proxy, which allows any Internet connection to be requested through a proxy

Question 11

What is Secure Shell Protocol Used in

Answer 11

SFTP and SCP

Question 12

SCP/SSH port

Answer 12

port 22

Question 13

SFTP

Answer 13

secure version of FTP, SCP just copies files