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D. BothUsing and Administering Linux: Volume 3https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9786-5_45

45. Remote Access with SSH

David Both1  
(1)
Raleigh, NC, USA
 

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn

  • How SSH works to create and maintain secure connections

  • Advanced SSH usage and techniques

  • How to use SSH for secure file transfers

  • How to use SSH to perform remote command execution

  • How to generate and use public/private key pairs (PPKPs) for authentication

  • To use X-forwarding to run GUI programs on the remote host so that the windows of their GUI interface are displayed on the local host

  • An easy and elegant way to perform a centralized backup of remote hosts ...

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