Absolutely, installing SSH on a Unix box requires SSL for encryption purposes, however from a networking perspective, they utilize different ports and operate independently from each other (in the IP stack)
Bill Creighton CCNP Senior System Engineer Motorola iDEN CNRC Packet Data -----Original Message----- From: John Neiberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Bill Creighton Subject: RE: SSH [7:53869] It should be noted that OpenSSH uses SSL (openssl) to handle the encryption during a session. John >>> "Creighton Bill-BCREIGH1" 9/23/02 11:28:53 AM >>> SSL (developed by Netscape) and SSH are different encryptions with different applications and IP ports. Good sites for reference are: SSL = http://wp.netscape.com/security/techbriefs/ssl.html SSH = http://www.openssh.com/manual.html Bill Creighton CCNP Senior System Engineer Motorola iDEN CNRC Packet Data -----Original Message----- From: Bruno Fernandes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 5:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SSH [7:53869] Hi !!! Does SSH works on top of SSL or is SSH an application with its protocol implementation ? Thank's in advance, BF Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=53929&t=53869 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
