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RFC 4256: Generic Message Exchange Authentication for the Secure Shell Protocol (SSH)

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The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) is a protocol for secure remote login and other secure network services over an insecure network. This document describes a general purpose authentication method for the SSH protocol, suitable for interactive authentications where the authentication data should be entered via a keyboard (or equivalent alphanumeric input device). The major goal of this method is to allow the SSH client to support a whole class of authentication mechanism(s) without knowing the specifics of the actual authentication mechanism(s). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4256
Published
January 2006
Authors
F. Cusack; M. Forssen
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
12
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