SSH Configuration

SSH is a secure way to log onto TWiki servers without your password appearing unencrypted on the network - strongly recommended in place of Telnet, especially for Internet web servers.

Client setup

To log on using SSH from a client (e.g PC or Mac) to a web host using SSH (e.g. Dreamhost), you typically have to do ssh -l username host - otherwise it takes your username from current host you are using, which is often wrong.

You can set up the default user name in your SSH config, e.g. I use a ~/.ssh/config under CygWin that contains:

Host *
User rdonkin
Protocol 2,1
Cipher blowfish

If you're on Windows, PUTTY is a good client with decent terminal emulation and character set support, though Cygwin SSH is convenient for file copying etc.

-- RichardDonkin - 27 Mar 2005