Ssh For Mac Os X



  1. Documentation remote-access ssh unix SSH using Linux or Mac OS. You can also forward your X session over SSH, to allow the use of graphical applications.
  2. In addition to enabling the packet filter and adaptive firewall (“Mac OS X Packet Filter and Adaptive Firewall”), you can also cut down on the number of automated brute force attacks against your machine through SSH either by shutting off remote login altogether, which may be inconvenient for administrators, or by moving all SSH traffic to.
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First cool thing that everybody knows already: Mac OSX is based on Unix so you get ssh out of the box.

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Second cool thing you may not know: OS X 10.5 actually also comes with an ssh key agent (ssh-agent). That means that, without any additional software (like PuTTY Agent on Windows...), Mac OSX can actually load an encrypted private key into memory and remember it for all subsequent connections...

Time-tested SSH technology, simply managed. Secure Pipes makes managing SSH tunnels simple and robust. It's made for people who love and understand UNIX technology, but also love the simplicity and convenience of Mac OS X.

Third cool thing that almost seems too good to be true: ssh-agent can store the passwords of the encrypted keys into your keychain. Than means that you have to tell it once to remember the decryption password for your key(s) like this:

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ssh-add -K .ssh/id_whatever_your_rivate_key_is

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And next time you log into your mac and try to ssh somewhere, your private key will be loaded automagically (as long as your keychain is unlocked of course).

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Very groovy!!

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This entry was posted on Dec 21 2008 at 02:34 by admin and is filed under Linux stuff, Mac stuff. Tags: howto, mac os x, ssh, terminal