What is SSH (Secure Shell)?

What is SSH (Secure Shell)?

SSH (Secure Shell) is a protocol for creating a secure connection between two computers.

SCP and SFTP - Secure File Transfer Using SSH

SCP and SFTP are replacements for the legacy `cp` and `ftp` file transfer applications.

SCP and SFTP enable secure encrypted file transfer over an SSH connection.

Free SSH Servers . . .

There are several free SSH implementations available. Some support only SSH, while others also support SCP and SFTP.

OpenSSH

[Operating Systems Supported: AIX, HP-UX, Irix, Linux, NeXT, SCO, SNI/Reliant Unix, Solaris, Digital Unix/Tru64/OSF, Mac OS X, and Cygwin]

Dropbear SSH Server

[Operating Systems Supported: Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Irix, True64, AIX, HP-UX]

FreeSSH

[Operating Systems Supported: NetBSD, FreeBSD, Linux]

lsh

[Operating Systems Supported: GNU/Linux on Sparc, Intel, PPC and Alpha, FreeBSD, Solaris and IRIX]

SSHD-NT

[Operating Systems Supported: Windows]

OpenSSH for Windows

[Operating Systems Supported: Windows]

Free SSH Clients . . .

OpenSSH

[Operating Systems Supported: AIX, HP-UX, Irix, Linux, NeXT, SCO, SNI/Reliant Unix, Solaris, Digital Unix/Tru64/OSF, Mac OS X, and Cygwin]

FreSSH

[Operating Systems Supported: NetBSD, FreeBSD, Linux]

lsh

[Operating Systems Supported: GNU/Linux on Sparc, Intel, PPC and Alpha, FreeBSD, Solaris and IRIX]

OpenSSH for Windows

[Operating Systems Supported: Windows]

PuTTY

[Operating Systems Supported: Win32 and Unix]

MSSH

[Operating Systems Supported: Windows]

WinSCP

[Operating Systems Supported: Windows (SCP and SFTP, no SSH)]

Fugu

[Operating Systems Supported: Macintosh]

MacSSH

[Operating Systems Supported: Macintosh]

Cyberduck

[Operating Systems Supported: Macintosh (SFTP only)]

pssh

[Operating Systems Supported: Palm OS]

TuSSH

[Operating Systems Supported: Palm OS]

Configure a Web Proxy in Mozilla Firefox

Configure a Web Proxy in Mozilla Firefox

1. Note the IP address and the port number of that proxy server.
2. Open Firefox.
3. Open the Tools menu.
4. Select Options.
5. Click the Connection Settings button.
6. Check Manual Proxy Configuration.
7. Enter the IP address of the proxy you selected into the "HTTP Proxy:" box.
8. Enter the port number of the proxy you selected into the corresponding "Port:" box.
9. Enter the IP address of the proxy you selected into the "SSL Proxy:" box.
10. Enter the port number of the proxy you selected into the corresponding "Port:" box.
11. Click the OK button.
12. Click the OK button.