Chapter 24: Security: Ssh Client; Secure Copy (Scp) And Ssh - Cisco 500 Series Administration Manual

Security: SSH Client

Secure Copy (SCP) and SSH

Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
This section describes the device when it functions as an SSH client.
It covers the following topics:
• Secure Copy (SCP) and SSH
• Protection Methods
• SSH Server Authentication
• SSH Client Authentication
• Before You Begin
• Common Tasks
• SSH Client Configuration Through the GUI
Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that enables data to be exchanged on a
secure channel between an SSH client (in this case, the device) and an SSH
server.
SSH client helps the user manage a network composed of one or more switches
in which various system files are stored on a central SSH server. When
configuration files are transferred over a network, Secure Copy (SCP), which is an
application that utilizes the SSH protocol, ensures that sensitive data, such as
username/password cannot be intercepted.
Secure Copy (SCP) is used to securely transfer firmware, boot image,
configuration files, language files, and log files from a central SCP server to a
device.
With respect to SSH, the SCP running on the device is an SSH client application
and the SCP server is a SSH server application.
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