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Chapter 13 Remote Management

Figure 95 Common ZyWALL Certificate

13.5 SSH Overview

Unlike Telnet or FTP, which transmit data in clear text, SSH (Secure Shell) is a secure
communication protocol that combines authentication and data encryption to provide secure
encrypted communication

between two hosts over an unsecured network.

Figure 96 SSH Communication Example

13.6 How SSH works

The following table summarizes how a secure connection is established between two remote
hosts.

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