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The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Architecture
draft-ietf-secsh-architecture-22

RFC
Document Stream: IETF
Last updated: 2005-03-16
Intended RFC status: Proposed Standard
Other versions: (expired, archived): plain text, pdf, html

IETF State: WG Document (secsh)
Document shepherd:(None)
Shepherd writeup
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IESG State: RFC 4251
Responsible AD: Russ Housley
Send notices to: <sommerfeld@sun.com>

This Internet-Draft is no longer active. Unofficial copies of old Internet-Drafts can be found here:
http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-secsh-architecture.

Abstract:
The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol is a protocol for secure remote login and other secure network services over an insecure network. This document describes the architecture of the SSH protocol, as well as the notation and terminology used in SSH protocol documents. It also discusses the SSH algorithm naming system that allows local extensions. The SSH protocol consists of three major components: The Transport Layer Protocol provides server authentication, confidentiality, and integrity with perfect forward secrecy. The User Authentication Protocol authenticates the client to the server. The Connection Protocol multiplexes the encrypted tunnel into several logical channels. Details of these protocols are described in separate documents. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Authors:
Chris Lonvick <clonvick@cisco.com>
Tatu Ylonen <ylo@ssh.com>

(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid)