Useful Websites; Related Books - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4.5.0 Reference Manual

• The
/usr/share/doc/openssh-<version-number>/
<version-number>
contains a README with basic information about the OpenSSH project and a file called
with general information about the SSH protocol.
RFC.nroff
• SSH related man pages — There are a number of man pages for the various applications and
configuration files involved with SSH. The following is a list of some of the more important
man pages.
Client Applications
• — Describes how to use this command to connect to an SSH server.
man ssh
• — Describes how to use this command to copy files to and from an SSH server.
man scp
• — Describes how to use this command to interactively copy files to and from
man sftp
and SSH server.
Server Applications
• — Describes available command line options for the SSH server.
man sshd
Configuration Files
•
man ssh_config
file for SSH clients.
•
man sshd_config
file for the SSH server.

7.2. Useful Websites

• http://www.openssh.com
goals, and a more technical explanation of the security features.
• http://www.openssl.org
project goal.
• http://www.freessh.org

7.3. Related Books

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide; Red Hat, Inc. — The OpenSSH
chapter explains how to set up an SSH server and use the SSH client software provided in
the OpenSSH suite of tools. It also explains how to generate an RSA (or DSA) key pair, which
allow for password-free logins.
with the installed version of the OpenSSH package. This directory
— Describes the format and options available within the configuration
— Describes the format and options available within the configuration
— The OpenSSH FAQ page, bug reports, mailing lists, project
— The OpenSSL FAQ page, mailing lists, and a description of the
— SSH client software for other platforms.
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