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Fedora Draft Documentation

OpenSSH Guide

Using and configuring OpenSSH on Fedora

Edition 18.0

Scott Radvan

Red Hat Engineering Content Services

Eric Christensen

Fedora Documentation Project

Bryan Sutherland

Fedora Documentation Project

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Abstract
The Fedora OpenSSH Guide assists both new and experienced users to understand, use, configure, and secure the OpenSSH implementation of SSH (Secure Shell) in Fedora.

Preface
1. Document Conventions
1.1. Typographic Conventions
1.2. Pull-quote Conventions
1.3. Notes and Warnings
2. We Need Feedback!
1. Introduction
1.1. What is SSH?
1.2. What is OpenSSH?
1.3. Current Features
1.4. The OpenSSH suite
1.5. How do I get it?
1.6. Why use it?
1.7. License
2. OpenSSH as a Server
2.1. Configuration Options
2.2. Cryptographic Logon
3. OpenSSH as a Client
3.1. SSH Client Config Files
3.1.1. Configuring The SSH Client System-Wide
3.1.2. Configuring The SSH Client For Individual Users
3.2. Connection Example
3.3. Using the Client Tools
4. Troubleshooting SSH connections
5. Security Benefits of OpenSSH
5.1. Benefits
5.2. SSH vs. Telnet
5.3. Connection Theory
6. Further reading on ssh
A. Revision History
Index