Cisco Systems SRW248G4PK9NA User Manual
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Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide
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Security: SSH Client
This section describes the device when it functions as an SSH client.
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Secure Copy (SCP) and SSH
Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that enables data to be exchanged on a
secure channel between an SSH client (in this case, the device) and an SSH
server.
secure channel between an SSH client (in this case, the device) and an SSH
server.
SSH client helps the user manage a network composed of one or more switches
in which various system files are stored on a central SSH server. When
configuration files are transferred over a network, Secure Copy (SCP), which is an
application that utilizes the SSH protocol, ensures that sensitive data, such as
username/password cannot be intercepted.
in which various system files are stored on a central SSH server. When
configuration files are transferred over a network, Secure Copy (SCP), which is an
application that utilizes the SSH protocol, ensures that sensitive data, such as
username/password cannot be intercepted.
Secure Copy (SCP) is used to securely transfer firmware, boot image,
configuration files, language files, and log files from a central SCP server to a
device.
configuration files, language files, and log files from a central SCP server to a
device.
With respect to SSH, the SCP running on the device is an SSH client application
and the SCP server is a SSH server application.
and the SCP server is a SSH server application.