Doing More with SSH

SSH is an incredible Swiss-army chainsaw of secure networking. This talk presents a brief overview of how the SSH protocol works, including recommendations on how to configure SSH clients and servers for higher security. This incorporates a brief tutorial on how to create and use ssh keys for authentication, including the use of ssh-agent and agent forwarding so that password-protected keys can be used relatively painlessly. An overview of SSH’s network tunneling features will be presented, including the use of static and dynamic port forwarding, and jump hosts. Discussion will also cover tools that can extend SSH’s power like mosh (for interactive terminals on high-latency networks), sshuttle (a VPN when Tunnel won’t work), and various editor integrations.