What is Secure Shell (SSH)?
Secure Shell (SSH) is a secure replacement for telnet. Many users of telnet, rlogin, ftp, and other such programs might not realize that their password is transmitted across the Internet unencrypted, but it is. SSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other network-level attacks. Additionally, SSH provides a myriad of secure tunneling capabilities, as well as a variety of authentication methods. All that you need to use SSH on our servers is telnet access and appropriate software on your local machine. Our Control Panel contains links to a number of free SSH software downloads. These generally have the same look and feel as telnet software.
