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SSH Basics

Remote shell securely

SSH lets you administer servers securely by encrypting sessions, using keys or passwords, and verifying hosts to avoid interception or impersonation.

Prepare Keys

Generate key pairs, protect private keys with a passphrase, and add public keys to servers.

Connect

Use ssh user@host with known_hosts verification and agent forwarding only when necessary.

Harden

Disable root logins, prefer key auth, and limit listening addresses and idle timeouts.

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