SSH Secure Shell Tutorial

• Introduction
• SSH Client Installation
• SSH Secure Shell Client
• SSH Secure File Transfer Client
• Publishing Web Pages

  Introduction 

SSH is a program that runs on your personal computer and is used to login to a remote computer system, much in the same way that telnet has been used in the past for the same purpose. The big difference between telnet and SSH, however, is that SSH provides significantly enhanced security for your login session.

SSH solves the most important security problem on the Internet: hackers stealing passwords. Typical applications of SSH include remote access to computer resources over the Internet, secure file transfers, and remote system administration.

SSH provides an encrypted communications path between two  hosts over a insecure network and thus prevents user's passwords and other sensitive data from being transmitted across the network in clear-text form. You can learn more about SSH from SSH Frequently Asked Questions Page.

  SSH Client Installation 

1. For non Commercial downloads of SSH Secure-Shell for workstations go to  http://ftp.ssh.com/pub/ssh/
2. Click on the link for "SecureShellClient-<version>.exe", where <version> is the version number
3. Click Open (the install setup will begin )
4. Click Next
5. Click Yes, Next until the install process prompts you finish --
6. Click finish. This completes your install and you may exit back to your desktop.

  SSH Secure Shell Client  

1. From your desktop icon start the Secure Shell Client . A window like the one shown below should appear.

   Click on the Quick Connect button (or from the File menu, select Quick Connect). In the "Connect to Remote Host" dialog box

    

    

    

    

    

2. Enter Host Name, your username, select Password in the Authentication Method box, and Click on the Connect button
   An “Enter Password” dialog box should appear.
3. Enter the password supplied to you by OIIT. If you do not know password, or need to request an account, please contact OIIT at techsupp@gsw.edu.
4. Your screen will look similar to one shown below. If you want to change your password, enter passwd. Follow instructions on the screen.
   passwd: Changing password for xxxxxxx
   Enter login password:
   New password:
   Re-enter new password:
   passwd (SYSTEM): passwd successfully changed for xxxxxx
    

   IMPORTANT: Be sure to disconnect before closing the application.

   Click on the Disconnect icon  on the tool bar or choose Disconnect from the File menu.

  SSH Secure File Transfer Client  

1. Open Secure Shell File Transfer Client from the shortcut on your desktop.
   Click on the “Quick Connect” button on the toolbar.
   A “Connect to Remote Host” box  appears.
   
   
2. Enter Host Name, your username, select Password in the Authentication Method box, and Click on the Connect button
   An “Enter Password” dialog box should appear.
3. Enter the password supplied to you by OIIT. If you do not know password, or need to request an account, please contact OIIT at techsupp@gsw.edu.
4. Click on the OK button
5. The first time you logon to the server , you will see a “Host Identification” dialog box. Click on the Yes button.
6. An “SSH Secure File Transfer” window  should appear.
7. When you have finished  click on the Disconnect icon from the toolbar or from the File menu choose Disconnect. A Confirm Disconnect box will appear. If you are certain you want to disconnect, click on OK, if not click on Cancel.

  Publishing Web Pages 

1. To connect to desired server please follow the above instructions. Once you see window similar to one in step 6.Navigate to the file you wish to publish located on your PC in the left-hand pane, in the same manner as you do using Windows Explorer. Once you have located the file(s) you wish to publish on your PC, select them by clicking once on the file name. To select multiple files, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and using your mouse, click once on each of the files.
2. Once you have selected the local files you wish to publish, you may simply drag them from the left-hand pane into the right-hand pane and drop them into the correct directory on the web server. You may also use the Upload Arrow Dialog located on the toolbar. Clicking on the Upload Arrow opens "Upload Selected Files" dialog box. Select the file(s) you wish to publish. Click on the Upload button The selected files are published to the server into the directory you have selected in the right hand pane.
3. You may copy files from the server to your PC for editing by following the above instructions, using the Download Dialog Arrow .