M mathcolo macrumors 6502a Original poster Sep 14, 2008 860 16 Boston Feb 24, 2009 #1 Simple question that I cannot find the answer to: When you login to a server using SSH, is the username sent encrypted or is it sent in the clear? I googled and couldn't find the answer...
Simple question that I cannot find the answer to: When you login to a server using SSH, is the username sent encrypted or is it sent in the clear? I googled and couldn't find the answer...
M manowarwi macrumors member Oct 14, 2008 56 0 Mar 4, 2009 #2 It is my understanding (I don't want to say its a fact) that the first step of SSH is establishing the encryption (Public Keys, Private Keys, RSA, etc) and then the username and password is sent encrypted.
It is my understanding (I don't want to say its a fact) that the first step of SSH is establishing the encryption (Public Keys, Private Keys, RSA, etc) and then the username and password is sent encrypted.