Use SSH for Remote Access

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Part of Security Threat Intelligence Topic: Cyber Security Labs

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What you'll do

In this lab, you will learn how to use Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) to establish secure communications between systems.

Configure SSH on Kali Linux
Establish an SSH connection by using password authentication
Configure SSH to use public key authentication, and then establish a connection with a user’s private SSH key

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⏱ About 30 minutes
Counts towards: CompTIA CySA+ (exam CS0-004)

Roadmaps that use this lab

CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) — step 2: Threat intelligence and detection
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Threat Hunter — career path — step 3: The analyst certification
Digital Forensics Analyst — career path — step 5: Incident response, certified
Threat Intelligence Analyst — career path — step 2: SOC grounding, certified