Ssh meaning

(Secure SHell) A security protocol for logging into a remote server. SSH provides an encrypted session for transferring files and executing server programs. Also serving as a secure client/server connection for applications such as database access and email, SSH supports a variety of authentication methods. See headless system.SSH was developed in the mid-1990s by Helsinki University researcher Tatu Ylönen as a secure alternative to non-secure telnet, rlogin and rsh programs for Unix servers. SSH-2, a more advanced version introduced in 1998, was standardized by the IETF and is not compatible with SSH-1.Secure File Transfer: SCP and SFTPSecure Copy Protocol (SCP) is a version of the Unix remote copy (rcp) command that is widely supported on Unix systems running SSH-1. The SSH File Transfer Program (SFTP) was developed by the IETF for transferring files with SSH-2.All Platforms - Free and PaidSSH is widely used on all platforms, and software is available as open source from the OpenSSH group (www.openssh.org) and numerous commercial vendors, including SSH Communications Security Corporation (www.ssh.com), the company founded by Ylönen. See FTPS.

A program and protocol for securely logging in to and running programs on remote machines across a network, with encryption to protect the transferred information and authentication to ensure that the remote machine is the one desired.