>Just one example: can I code a client/server applications and encrypt and >do authentication with SSL/SSH tunneling ? I've no idea, not from the >things I've read about those two. Yeah, SSH is a secure login and shell >for a remote system. That I know. It's more than that, isn't it ?? >I'm sorry if you're impatient about my post, but I don't recall people answering >me and me being a nag about it all over again.. Maybe it's just my memory, >but who knows..
One, Don't be sorry about your post. You posted is to the Basics list which is an appropriate forum for the question posed. The respondent assumes that you did not perform any research prior to posting the question. In the future, you should note what research you have done prior to posting. That should lessen the flames. I'll take a quick stab at your question based on a very quick Google search. First, SSH and SSL are apples and oranges. SSL: Short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL works by using a public key to encrypt data that's transferred over the SSL connection. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers. By convention, URLs that require an SSL connection start with https: instead of http:. This comes from : http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/SSL.html There is also TLS, which is a successor to SSL SSH: SSH Secure Shell is the de facto standard for remote logins, with millions of users in 80 countries. It solves the most important security problem on the Internet: hackers stealing passwords. Typical applications include secure use of networked applications, remote system administration, automated file transfers, and access to corporate resources over the Internet. This comes from the : http://www.ssh.com/products/ssh/ . Is SSH more than this ? yes, see : http://www.tigerlair.com/ssh/faq/ssh-faq.html . So I humbly submit, you may use ssh to connect to a remote systems instead of using telnet which is unsecured. You may then wish to design a website which uses SSL to transmit credit card numbers or confidential data, from a web server via a web browser. I'm sure my explanation is not perfect but I think the information provided may help you a bit. ~S~ Disclaimer: My own two cents.
