Important/warning!
This lab is heavily under construction, It will undergo major changes until this warning is removed.
Objectives
- To set up, configure Secure Shell Services (ssh/sshd)
- To use the ssh, scp, and sftp clients to access another host securely
- Use ssh to tunnel X applications
- Use ssh to tunnel other traffic
- To customize sshd to create a more private, secure system
Reference
- man pages for ssh, ssh-keygen, sshd_config, ssh_config, scp, netstat, sftp, ifconfig, ping, arp, netstat, service
- A good ssh tutorial
- A good HOW-TO to make ssh more secure
Required materials
- Fedora 12 Live CD or a classmate on the same pod
- One SATA hard disk in a removable drive tray with Fedora host and 3 Fedora Virtual Machines installed
Lab Preparation
Update your systems
It is advisable to perform a yum update
on your Fedora host and all 3 VM's.
Backup your VMs before proceeding
If you did not do it at the end of Lab 6, stop all of your VMs and backup your VM disk images.