Dwivedi H. Implementing SSH: Strategies for Optimizing the Secure Shell

San Francisco: Wiley, 2003. — 408 p. — ISBN10: 0471458805 — ISBN13: 978-0471458807A tactical guide to installing, implementing, optimizing, and supporting SSH in order to secure your network
Prevent unwanted hacker attacks! This detailed guide will show you how to strengthen your company system’s defenses, keep critical data secure, and add to the functionality of your network by deploying SSH. Security expert Himanshu Dwivedi shows you ways to implement SSH on virtually all operating systems, desktops, and servers, so your system is safe, secure, and stable. Learn how SSH fulfills all the core items in security, including authentication, authorization, encryption, integrity, and auditing. Also, discover methods to optimize the protocol for security and functionality on Unix, Windows, and network architecture environments. Additionally, find out about the similarities and differences of the major SSH servers and clients.
With the help of numerous architectural examples and case studies, you’ll gain the necessary skills to:Explore many remote access solutions, including the theory, setup, and configuration of port forwarding
Take advantage of features such as secure e-mail, proxy, and dynamic port forwarding
Use SSH on network devices that are traditionally managed by Telnet
Utilize SSH as a VPN solution in both a server and client aspect
Replace insecure protocols such as Rsh, Rlogin, and FTP
Use SSH to secure Web browsing and as a secure wireless (802.11) solutionSSH Basics
Overview of SSH
SSH Servers
Secure Shell Clients
Authentication
SSH Management
Remote Access Solutions
SSH Port Forwarding
Secure Remote Access
Protocol Replacement
SSH Versatility
Proxy Technologies in a secure Web Environment
SSH Case Studies