SSH Client

A 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, the Secure Copy (SCP), which is an application that utilizes the SSH protocol, ensures that sensitive data, such as username/password cannot be intercepted.

The SSH client, only communicates with a trusted SSH server. When SSH server authentication is disabled (the default setting), any SSH server is considered trusted. When SSH server authentication is enabled, the user must add an entry for the trusted servers to the Trusted SSH Servers Table.

In general the SSH protocol can be used for two purposes, file transfers and terminal access.