If you use a SSH server to transfer files (scp or sftp) you might want to restict the connecting users. Restrict the user shell, use rssh: rssh is a restricted shell for use with OpenSSH, allowing only scp and/or sftp. It now ...Read More

SSH: Prevent banner timeout">

If you create a regular ssh port forwarding like this ssh -f -N -L 2010:localhost:22 _USER_@_OTHERHOST_ you'll run into troubles if _OTHERHOST_ dies AFTER you setup the tunnel. If you connect to localhost:2010 ssh will just wait until tcp timeout (on my ...Read More

SSH Tunnel on iPhone">iphone-ssh-run

I need a SSH tunnel on my IPhone, so I can access my devices at home (for example dreaMote to access the dreambox). The easiest way I found to do this, was by using MobileTerminal. I just added a new menu ...Read More

SSH Guide (German)">sshlogo

Als Semesterarbeit im Fach Netzwerk habe ich mich dem Thema SSH gewidmet. Entstanden ist eine Arbeit, welche sich primär am praktischen Nutzen orientiert - klick auf den untenstehenden Link um das Inhaltsverzeichnis anzuzeigen. Download SSH Guide (c) by Michael Vogt 2008 Further reading: ...Read More

ICMP tunnel)">

I ported PingTunnel to Windows, using Cygwin and added some minor changes: v0.62 - 16. Oct 2007 - Compiled with Cygwin - added windows support - Updated to Winpcap v4.01 - added timeout value (-t), finetune your connection Download PingTunnel v0.62 for Windows here (including ...Read More

P-ppk-crack will try to brute force PuTTY generated private key passphrases. The source code is based on putty svn version (actually on plink), check http://chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/licence.html. This is just a quick-hack, which demonstrates that you should use a strong passphrase for your ...Read More

SSH Private-Key cracker">

I tried to crack (brute force) my private SSH key I use, but I couldn't find a working tool for Windows, so I modified a simple private key cracker done by anonymous@echo.or.id. I also tweaked it a bit, I increased ...Read More

SSH keypair">

When you create a SSH keypair you can connect to your SSH server without entering a password. Windows: Generate key with puttygen, I use ssh2-rsa/1024 as parameters. Now copy the public key from the "Public key for pasting..." textfield into the clipboard. Fire ...Read More

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I want to map a network drive at home (over SSH) from my workplace. Prepare NIC 1) Install a loopback adapter. 2) Disable "Client for Microsoft Networks", "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" and anything else except "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)". 3) Set a ...Read More

SSH sessions with putty/plink">

If you want to create SSH tunnels its a bit annoying when your SSH session disconnects. There are some tools available which prevents that: -Calling Home -MyEntunnel Calling Home didn’t work for me; I assume this is because of a newer ...Read More

GNU HTTPtunnel v3.3 Windows Binaries">httptun

If you cannot use a SSH client to bypass the firewall (403 error, connect command not allowed) you can use GNU httptunnel to bypass the firewall. I personally use httptunnel to bypass TRANSPARENT FIREWALLS. As an example we forward again the ...Read More

As I have explained earlier, using XDMCP to display X across Internet is basically a no-no, due to it's lack of encryption across the Internet. One way to enforce the traffic security is to use the SSH by the way ...Read More