ssh Client Program

An ssh Client Program is a client software that facilitates access to a remote computer that accepts ssh connections (using the secure shell protocol).

• Context:
  • It can be used to create an ssh Tunnel.
• Example(s):
  • PuTTY.
  • ssh -vT -i id_xxx.pem myhost.com
  • ssh -i ~/EMR.pem -ND 8157 hadoop@54.204.218.87 # setup an ssh tunnel
• Counter-Example(s):
  • an SSH Daemon.
  • an SSH Server Software.
  • FTP Client.
  • Telnet Client.
• See: SSH, SSH Private Key.

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References

2013

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_SSH_clients
  • An SSH client is a software program which uses the secure shell protocol to connect to a remote computer.
• http://www.putty.org/
  • PuTTY is an SSH and telnet client, developed originally by Simon Tatham for the Windows platform. PuTTY is open source software that is available with source code and is developed and supported by a group of volunteers.

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