Connecting to the system remotely with Secure Shell (SSH)

- [Instructor] Let's switch over to connecting … to the server remotely, using Secure Shell or SSH. … SSH sets up an encrypted, secure terminal or command line … session between your computer and a remote computer, … that's set up as an SSH server. … Most of the time, to connect to servers in order … to administer them, you'll connect through SSH. … There are other management systems and software … packages that can provide more automated control. … But SSH is one of those fundamental things that any CentOS … user or administrator needs to know about. … So, we'll take a look at the basics here. … If you want to learn more about SSH, take a look at our … other Linux Administration Courses that cover in more depth. … SSH can use either a username and password or a username … and cryptographic key to log in, to authenticate you … and allow you access to the system. … Connecting with a username and password is a lot easier. … But using a key is much more secure. … We'll look at both, and we'll start with the basic username …