SSC eliminated unsecured Telnet and FTP access on our UNIX Systems on December 15, 2003. The main reason for
this change is that unsecured Telnet and FTP are vulnerable to hacks because they transmit passwords in transparent
ASCII. This susceptibility allows hackers to perform "man in the middle" attacks and "sniff" user passwords.
Our users should download and install the SSH Secure Shell Client for Telnet and FTP access because both passwords
and data are encrypted during the SSH sessions.
The SSH Secure Shell for Workstation Windows client does not have any special hardware or software requirements.
Any computer capable of running a current version of the Microsoft Windows operating system (Windows 95 (OSR2.1),
Windows 98 or 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 4 (with Service Pack 5 or 6 installed), Windows 2000 (with Service
Pack 1 or 2 installed), or Windows XP), and equipped with a functional connection to a remote host computer can
be used.
The SSH Secure Shell for Workstations Windows client installation requires about 4 megabytes of disk space.
Note that the Secure Shell client will save each user's settings in that particular user's personal directory.
Please read the SSH Non-Commercial Use License
Agreement before installing the SSH Secure Shell Client.
Using SSH on OS 10 or higher:
- Look for the "TERMINAL" application in APPLICATIONS\UTILITIES folder.
- Double Click on the "TERMINAL" Icon
- Type "ssh -l [your_username] sscnet.ucla.edu" - PRESS ENTER -
- Type in your SSCNET password - PRESS ENTER
- Type "pine" to access email messages
To obtain SSH Telnet (for previous Mac OS) and SSH FTP please go to the following link:
http://pro.wanadoo.fr/chombier
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
http://www.openssh.org/
