The suite of utility applications that Unix users and administrators find indispensable - Telnet, rlogin, FTP, and the rest - can in fact prove to be the undoing of interconnected systems. The Secure Shell, a.k.a. SSH (which isn"t a true shell at all) provides your otherwise attack-prone utilities with the protection they need. SSH: The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide explains how to use SSH at all levels. In a blended sequence, the book explains what SSH is all about, how it fits into a larger security scheme, and how to employ it as an everyday user with an SSH client. More technically detailed chapters show how to configure a SSH server - several variants are covered - and how to integrate SSH with non-Unix client platforms. As befits its detail - and variation-rich subject, this book comprises many specialized sections, each dealing with some specific aspect of use or configuration (setting up access control at the account level, for example, or generating keys for a...