SSH Server Daemon

An SSH Server Daemon is a server daemon that runs an SSH server software.

• Context:
  • It can receive communication requests from an SSH Client (using an SSH protocol).
  • It can perform Key Exchange.
  • It can perform Encryption.
  • It can perform Authentication (by referencing a SSH Authorized Keys File)
  • It can perform Command Execution.
  • It can perform Data Exchange.
  • It can references
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a VPN Server.
  • a SSH Client Instance.
• See: SSH Key.

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References

2012

• http://man.he.net/man5/authorized_keys
  • sshd listens for connections from clients. It is normally started at boot from /etc/init/ssh.conf. It forks a new daemon for each incoming connection. The forked daemons handle key exchange, encryption, authentication, command execution, and data exchange.

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