SSH usernames

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  1. mathcolo, Feb 24, 2009

    mathcolo macrumors 6502a

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    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... :confused:
     
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  2. manowarwi, Mar 4, 2009

    manowarwi macrumors member

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    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.
     
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