If you use Secure Shell to log into remote Linux servers throughout the day, you should consider using a config file to make your life easier. Here's how.

You could put the name in your /etc/hosts file, or you could set up a local DNS server, but you can also solve this problem using ssh's config file. To create an ssh config file execute the commands: ...

By establishing one main connection, additional SSH sessions to the same host are nearly instant. Just configure your ~/.ssh/config file like the following: Host * ControlMaster auto ...

SSH known hosts store server fingerprints to prevent security risks. Learn how to use SSH known host commands to manage entries on Linux systems.

In this Null Byte, we are going over how to set up the home server, and access it remotely in a nice vTutorial, using the free OpenSSH client and Daemon.

This is a step-by-step guide on how to compare the contents of local and remote files with the help of SSH. Watch our related video tutorial.