SSH Mastery: OpenSSH, PuTTY, Tunnels and Keys (IT Mastery) 2nd Edition

SSH Mastery: OpenSSH, PuTTY, Certificates, Tunnels, and Keys

Architect the secure communication layers of the next era and master the high-performance protocols of modern systems engineering. SSH Mastery provides a definitive, engineering-first roadmap to the most significant shift in remote administration since the invention of the telnet protocol. Learn how to move beyond basic password logins to high-velocity, encrypted ecosystems—bridging the gap between a standalone terminal and a sophisticated, multi-layered infrastructure—ensuring your technical projects are resilient, maintainable, and ready for the 2026 global software landscape.

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What You Will Learn:

Foundations of Secure Shell Architecture: Master the core principles of OpenSSH, the essential mechanics of key-based authentication, and the structural differences between SSH-1 and SSH-2.

Modern Cryptographic Idioms: Step-by-step guidance on utilizing Ed25519 keys, SSH certificates, and agent forwarding to maintain peak operational integrity across distributed environments.

Scalable Tunneling & Proxying: Discover how to utilize local, remote, and dynamic port forwarding (SOCKS proxies) to maintain the technical agility of your remote deployments.

Strategic Security & Infrastructure Hardening: Learn advanced techniques for maintaining information security within your server farms, protecting against man-in-the-middle attacks, and ensuring the technical agility of secure, automated configuration management.

Who This Book is For: This professional-grade guide is essential for SysAdmins, DevOps Engineers, and Security Researchers. It is an invaluable resource for any technical lead—including those building highly secure, remote-access graduation projects like Smart Guard—aiming to master the structural integrity and technical agility required for modern, evidence-based software delivery.

Product Details:

Format: Digital PDF Download

Author: Michael W. Lucas

Edition: 2nd Edition (Updated)

Publisher: Tilted Windmill Press

ISBN-13: 9781642350029

ISBN-10: 1642350028