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SSH

 TCP port 22 has been assigned for contacting SSH servers.SSH also supports tunneling, forwarding TCP ports and X11 connections;le transfer !S"TP# or secure cop$ !SCP# protocols."or browsing the web through an encr$pted pro%$ connection with SSH

clients that support the S&C'S protocol."or securel$ (ounting a director$ on a re(ote server as a le s$ste( on alocal co(puter using SSH"S.

)i*erent internal protocols inside Ssh version 2+• Transport a$er Protocol• Connection protocol• -uthentication Protocol

Species the order in which the client should tr$ protocol 2 authentication(ethods. This allows a client to prefer one (ethod !e.g. e$board/

interactive# over another (ethod !e.g. password#. The default is+

• gssapi/with/(ic• hostbased• publice$• e$board/interactive• password

)i*erences between ssh version 1 and ssh version 2• )i0e/Hell(an e$ is used instead of the server e$ for sharing the

session e$ in version 2 protocol• o hosts support in ssh 2• SSH protocol version 1 onl$ allows negotiation of the s$((etric

encr$ption algorith(, all other things are hard corded!(ac,co(pression etc#

• SSH 2 supports certicates for public e$s used• SSH 2 server can dictate the client to use (ultiple authentication

(ethods in a single session to succeed. However ssh version 1 onl$supports one (ethod per session

• SSH version 2 allows the change of session e$ periodicall$.

How does SSH Work  The client connects to the server via a TCP connection ie "TP, HTTP etc. Then the$ send each other their version infor(ation and Protocolinfor(ation.e%t the server and client discuss what ind of 3ncr$ption, e$s andhashes the$ support.ow the client sends the server an initiali4ation (essage that includes the(essage about the e$ e%change and a challenge (essage.ow all the client does is listens for the server5s response about there6uest which will include the (essage about the server5s e$ and achallenge value that has been signed b$ the server5s private e$.

 This is done to provide a validation that the pacet could onl$ co(e fro(the server that sent it. !This (aes the Ssh secure fro( (an in the (iddle

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attacs# The client then checs the list of nown hosts b$ searching578.ssh8nown9hosts5 le. :f the public e$ is listed, it auto(aticall$assu(es that the data is valid and the server is trusted. ut if the public isnot listed here then the user is displa$ed with a pro(pt that ass the( to

verif$ the nger print.

ow both the client and server have enough infor(ation needed to createthe (aster e$ that will encr$pt the session and the co((unicationstarts.

First time login:

[root@192-168-1-3 ~]# ssh -v 192.168.1.7OpenSSH_5.3p1, OpenSSL 1..1e-!"ps 11 e$ 213%e$&'1( )e*%"n' +on!"'&r*t"on %*t* et+sshssh_+on!"'%e$&'1( pp/"n' opt"ons !or 0%e$&'1( onne+t"n' to 192.168.1.7 [192.168.1.7] port 22.%e$&'1( onne+t"on est*$"she%.%e$&'1( per*nent/_set_&"%( %e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%ent"t/ t/pe -1

%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%ent"t/-+ert t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_rs* t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_rs*-+ert t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_%s* t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_%s*-+ert t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_e+%s* t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_e+%s*-+ert t/pe -1%e$&'1( )eote proto+o vers"on 2., reote so!t*re vers"on OpenSSH_5.3%e$&'1( *t+h( OpenSSH_5.3 p*t OpenSSH0%e$&'1( 4n*$"n' +op*t"$""t/ o%e !or proto+o 2.%e$&'1( Lo+* vers"on str"n' SSH-2.-OpenSSH_5.3

%e$&'1( SSH2_S_4:; sent%e$&'1( SSH2_S_4:; re+e"ve%

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%e$&'1( +"ent *es128-+tr h*+-%5 none%e$&'1(

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[root@192-168-1-3 ~]# ssh -v 192.168.1.7OpenSSH_5.3p1, OpenSSL 1..1e-!"ps 11 e$ 213%e$&'1( )e*%"n' +on!"'&r*t"on %*t* et+sshssh_+on!"'%e$&'1( pp/"n' opt"ons !or 0

%e$&'1( onne+t"n' to 192.168.1.7 [192.168.1.7] port 22.%e$&'1( onne+t"on est*$"she%.%e$&'1( per*nent/_set_&"%( %e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%ent"t/ t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%ent"t/-+ert t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_rs* t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_rs*-+ert t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_%s* t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_%s*-+ert t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_e+%s* t/pe -1%e$&'1( "%ent"t/ !"e root.ssh"%_e+%s*-+ert t/pe -1

%e$&'1( )eote proto+o vers"on 2., reote so!t*re vers"on OpenSSH_5.3%e$&'1( *t+h( OpenSSH_5.3 p*t OpenSSH0%e$&'1( 4n*$"n' +op*t"$""t/ o%e !or proto+o 2.%e$&'1( Lo+* vers"on str"n' SSH-2.-OpenSSH_5.3%e$&'1( SSH2_S_4:; sent%e$&'1( SSH2_S_4:; re+e"ve%%e$&'1( +"ent *es128-+tr h*+-%5 none%e$&'1(

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%e$&'1( ;r/"n' pr"v*te

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[root@root ~]# v" et+sshssh%_+on!"'

h*n'e th"s "ne(#Fer"t)ootLo'"n /es

4%"t to th"s(Fer"t)ootLo'"n no

Limit User for SSH Logins&pen the 8etc8ssh8sshd9cong le.-dd an -llow@sers line at the botto( of the le with a space separated b$list of userna(es. "or e%a(ple, user tec(int and sheena both have accessto re(ote ssh.

oAsers te+"nt sheen*

 Aou can also e%plicitl$ den$ particular users+?en/Asers $*%ness p*&*

Limit HOS for SSH Logins

@se TCPwrapper Service. The two i(portant les are+(etc(hosts.allow(etc(hosts.deny

# (etc(hosts.allowsshd& ".!./.%(!00.!00.!00.%sshd& "1!."23.%.%(!00.!00.!00.%

# (etc(hosts.denysshd& $

 Firewall rule to O!en"#lock:

 Using the iptables firewall commands you can do this as follows:# $ll connectsion from address ".!./. to SSH 9port !!:

iptables $ 57UT p tcp m state state 76; source ".!./. dport!! < $==6T

# >eny all other SSH connectionsiptables $ 57UT p tcp dport !! < >?O

Using SSH and SCP without a password

Con$guration: Client Side

1# Benerate $our SSH encr$ption e$ pair for the le cop$ account. Press

the 3nter e$ each ti(e $ou are pro(pted for a password to be associated

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with the e$s. !)o not enter a password.#

)filecopy*bigboy filecopy+# ssh@eygen t dsa

Aenerating public(private dsa @ey pair.

6nter file in which to save the @ey

9(filecopy(.ssh(id_dsa:&

6nter passphrase 9empty for no passphrase:&

6nter same passphrase again&

Bour identification has been saved in

(filecopy(.ssh(id_dsa.

Bour public @ey has been saved in

(filecopy(.ssh(id_dsa.pub.

The @ey fingerprint is&

"e&C/&01&12&!0&1/&/f&3b&0%&/1&3"&1e&e/&a&a3&aa

filecopy*bigboy

)filecopy*bigboy filecopy+#

2# These e$les are stored in the .ssh subdirector$ of $our ho(e

director$. iew the contents of that director$. The le na(ed id9dsa is $our

private e$, and id9dsa.pub is the public e$ that $ou will be sharing with

$our target server. ersions other than edHat8"edora (a$ use di*erent

lena(es, use the SSH (an pages to verif$ this.

)filecopy*bigboy filecopy+# cd D(.ssh

)filecopy*bigboy filecopy+# ls

id_dsa id_dsa.pub @nown_hosts

=# Co!% onl% the !u&lic ke% to the ho(e director$ of the account to

which $ou will be sending the le.

)filecopy*bigboy .ssh+# scp id_dsa.pub filecopy*smallfry&public@ey.tmp

Con$guration ' Ser(er Side

Here are the steps $ou need to do on the co(puter that will act as the

SSH server.

1# og into s(allfr$ as user lecop$. Create an .ssh subdirector$ in $our

ho(e director$ and then go to it with cd.

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)filecopy*smallfry filecopy+# ls

public@ey.tmp

)filecopy*smallfry filecopy+# m@dir .ssh

)filecopy*smallfry filecopy+# chmod C%% .ssh

)filecopy*smallfry filecopy+# cd .ssh

2# )!!end the !u&lic'ke%*tm! $le to the end of the

authori+ed,ke%s  le using the DD append redirector with the cat

co((and. The authori4ed9e$s le contains a listing of all the public e$s

fro( (achines that are allowed to connect to $our S(allfr$ account

without a password. ersions other than edHat8"edora (a$ use di*erent

lena(es, use the SSH (an pages to verif$ this.

)filecopy*smallfry .ssh+# cat D(public@ey.tmp EE authoriFed_@eys)filecopy*smallfry .ssh+# rm D(public@ey.tmp

"ro( now on $ou can use ssh and scp as user lecop$ fro( server bigbo$to s(allfr$ without being pro(pted for a password.

Logging on the Client

"irst, : change s$slog to create a separate log le for sshd. Aou can (ae

this change in 8etc8rs$slog.conf. The localE.F alread$ e%isted in ($

conguration. : added the localG.debug line+

? Save boot (essages also to boot.loglocalE.F 8var8log8boot.log ? SSH specic !-dded b$ Stephen#localG.debug 8var8log8sshd.log

 Then, : had to change the sshd conguration 8etc8ssh8sshd9cong. : set

the S$sog"acilit$ to &C-GI to (ae the separate log le setting wor

fro( above. Then, : changed the ogevel to )3@BJ.

? ogging? obsoletes KuietLode and "ascistogging?S$slog"acilit$ -@TH?S$slog"acilit$ -@THP:?ogevel :"&S$slog"acilit$ &C-G

ogevel )3@B

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"inall$, restart both sshd and rs$slog to (ae the changes tae e*ect.

sudo service sshd restart MM sudo service rs$slog restart

 This is a cool tric. :f $ou open a shell to (onitor the log, $ou can use the

tail co((and to print (essages to the screen as the$ are written+

tail /f 8var8log8sshd.log

SSH unnelling

Nith SSH tunneling the server co(puter can also receive data fro( other

co(puters on the client5s networ over the ver$ sa(e session. The client

is congured to listen on a specied TCP port and all data received on that

port will be auto(aticall$ SSH encr$pted and rela$ed to the re(ote

server. :t is for this reason that SSH tunneling is also called SSH port

forwarding.

 There are two t$pes of forwarding+

Local Forwarding: "orwards tra0c co(ing to a local port to a specied

re(ote port. This is also nown as outgoing tunneling, as the tunnel is

established to the re(ote server.

Remote Forwarding: "orwards tra0c co(ing to a re(ote port to a

specied local port. This is also nown as inco(ing tunneling, as the

tunnel is established fro( the re(ote server.

-s alwa$s it is best to e%plain these (ethodologies with so(e e%a(ples.

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:ntroduction

1. local+ / Species that the given port on the local !client# host is tobe forwarded to the given host and port on the re(ote side.

ssh / sourcePort+forwardToHost+onPort connectToHost (eans+ connectwith ssh to connectToHost, and forward all connection atte(pts tothe local sourcePort to port onPort on the (achinecalled forwardToHost, which can be reached fro(the connectToHost (achine.

2. re(ote+ / Species that the given port on the re(ote !server# hostis to be forwarded to the given host and port on the local side.

ssh / sourcePort+forwardToHost+onPort connectToHost (eans+ connectwith ssh to connectToHost, and forward all connection atte(pts tothe remote sourcePort to port onPorton the (achinecalled forwardToHost, which can be reached fro( $our local (achine.

-dditional options

• /f tells ssh to bacground itself after it authenticates, so $ou don5thave to sit around running so(ething on the re(ote server for thetunnel to re(ain alive.

• / sa$s that $ou want an SSH connection, but $ou don5t actuall$want to run an$ re(ote co((ands. :f all $ou5re creating is a tunnel,then including this option saves resources.

• /T disables pseudo/tt$ allocation, which is appropriate because$ou5re not tr$ing to create an interactive shell.

 Aour e%a(ple

 The third i(age represents this tunnel. #ut the blue co(puter calledO$our host represents the co(puter where someone starts the sshtunnel, in this case the rewalled (achine.

So, as someone to start a ssh tunnel connection to $our (achine. Theco((and should basicall$ loo lie

ssh / 12=+localhost+22 A&@:P

ow the tunnel is opened. Aou can now connect via ssh to the rewalled(achine through the tunnel with the co((and

ssh /p 12= localhost

which will connect to $our own localhost !$our (achine# on port 12=,but port 12= is forwarded through the tunnel to port 22 of the localhost

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of the rewalled co(puter !i.e. the rewalled co(puter itself#.

Local !ort forwarding

etQs sa$ that $ahoo.co( is being bloced using a pro%$ lter in the@niversit$.

- SSH tunnel can be used to b$pass this restriction. etQs na(e ($(achine at the universit$ as RworQ and ($ ho(e (achine as Rho(eQ.Rho(eQ needs to have a public :P for this to wor. -nd : a( running a SSHserver on ($ ho(e (achine. "ollowing diagra( illustrates the scenario.

 To create the SSH tunnel e%ecute following fro( RworQ (achine.

ssh / 1+$ahoo.co(+U ho(e

 The RQ switch indicates that a local port forward is need to be created. The switch s$nta% is as follows.

/ Vlocal/port/to/listenD+Vre(ote/hostD+Vre(ote/portD

ow it is possible to browse $ahoo.co( b$visiting htt!:""localhost:-../ in the web browser at RworQ co(puter. The Rho(eQ co(puter will act as a gatewa$ which would accept re6uestsfro( RworQ (achine and fetch data and tunnelling it bac. So the s$nta%of the full co((and would be as follows.

ssh GlocalporttolistenE&GremotehostE&GremoteportEGgatewayE

 The i(age below describes the scenario.

http://localhost:9001/http://localhost:9001/

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Here the RhostQ to R$ahoo.co(Q connection is onl$ (ade when browser(aes the

re6uest not at the tunnel setup ti(e.

:t is also possible to specif$ a port in the Rho(eQ co(puter itself instead of connecting to an e%ternal host. This is useful if : were to set up a Csessionbetween RworQ and Rho(eQ. Then the co((and line would be as follows.

ssh 01%%&localhost&01%% home 96ecuted from Iwor@I:

So here what does localhost refer toW :s it the RworQ since the co((andline is e%ecuted fro( RworQW Turns out that it is not. -s e%plained earlier isrelative to the gatewa$ !Rho(eQ in this case# , not the (achine fro( wherethe tunnel is initiated. So this will (ae a connection to port > of theRho(eQ co(puter where the C client would be listening in.

 The created tunnel can be used to transfer all inds of data not li(ited toweb browsing sessions. Ne can also tunnel SSH sessions fro( this aswell. etQs assu(e there is another co(puter !RbannedQ# to which we need

to SSH fro( within @niversit$ but the SSH access is being bloced. :t ispossible to tunnel a SSH session to this host using a local port forward. The setup would loo lie this.

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-s can be seen now the transferred data between RworQ and RbannedQ areencr$pted end to end. "or this we need to create a local port forward asfollows.

ssh 1%%"&banned&!! home

ow we need to create a SSH session to local port 1 fro( where thesessionwill get tunneled to RbannedQ via Rho(eQ co(puter.

ssh p 1%%" localhost

Remote Forwarding

 The s$nta% for local forwarding relies on the / SSH co((and line

6ualier which is congured lie this+

? bindaddress&bindport&remoteserveraddress&remoteport

 The s$nta% is si(ilar to that of the / option. The bind/address and bind/

port are the :P address and TCP port on which the local co(puter will

listen for connections fro( its neighbors. :f the bind/address isn5t listed,

then the server will onl$ accept connections fro( localhost. The re(ote/server/address and re(ote/port specif$ the sa(e options for the re(ote

server and are fro( the re(ote server5s perspective. :f $ou specif$

localhost as the re(ote/server/address, SSH will be interpret it to (ean

the :nternet :P address of the re(ote server.

 This can be useful in a nu(ber of scenarios. "or e%a(ple, $ou cannot

connect to $our o0ce worstation via P due to networ (aintenance,

but during this ti(e $our worstation still has access to the :nternet.

e(ote forwarding could provide $ou with access.

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Here5s another scenario. Aou are (oving into a new :nternet data center,

all the networ gear has been congured, but the installation of the data

circuits has been dela$ed. This has caused the conguration of the servers

to be dela$ed. :f one server wired to $our networ can get access to a

server on the :nternet, via a wireless card, or otherwise, then re(ote

access to the data center could be achieved using re(ote forwarding.

0xam!le /: The local co(puter forwards an$ connection to localhost on a

specied port to a re(ote host. "orwarding occurs over a previousl$

established connection fro( the re(ote host. :f we revisit our scenario

where P access will be down due to (aintenance, the rst thing to be

done is to congure $our worstation at wor to establish a re(ote

forwarding SSH session to $our ho(e server.

)root*wor@%%" D+# ssh ? localhost&1111&localhost&!! root*home.myweb

site.org

root*home.mywebsite.orgIs password&

ast login& Sat Jar "C !"&"0&/2 !%%C from !"2."%."/0.!2

)root*bigboy D+# ping localhost

57A bigboy 9"!C.%.%.": 0293: bytes of data.

2 bytes from bigboy 9"!C.%.%.":& icmp_seKL" ttlL2 timeL%.%1" ms

2 bytes from bigboy 9"!C.%.%.":& icmp_seKL! ttlL2 timeL%.%3! ms

2 bytes from bigboy 9"!C.%.%.":& icmp_seKL/ ttlL2 timeL%.%1C ms2 bytes from bigboy 9"!C.%.%.":& icmp_seKL ttlL2 timeL%.%C3 ms

Here worstation wor/1 creates an SSH session to server bigbo$ at

ho(e. :t also tells bigbo$ to use this session to forward data to wor/1

when bigbo$ receives SSH connections to localhost on port .

e(e(ber, the re(ote/server/address of the / option is fro( the re(ote

server5s perspective !wor/1#. :f $ou specif$ localhost as the re(ote/

server/address, SSH will be interpret it to (ean the :nternet :P address ofthe re(ote server.

Ne have setup a ping session to ensure that there is constant tra0c

between bigbo$ and wor/1 over the connection so that an$

inter(ediar$ rewall doesn5t ill it due to inactivit$.

Nhen $ou arrive ho(e, all $ou have to do is SSH to localhost on $our

ho(e s$ste( to gain access to $our worstation at wor.

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)root*bigboy D+# ssh p 1111 root*localhost

root*localhostIs password&

ast login& Sun Jar "3 "0&0%&"2 !%%C from 20.""0.C"./0

)root*wor@%%" D+#

-s $ou can see, re(ote forwarding can be both useful, convenient and

productivit$ enhancing.

0xam!le 1: The local co(puter forwards an$ connection to it5s :C on a

specied port to a re(ote host. "orwarding occurs over a previousl$

established connection fro( the re(ote host.

 This is (ore tting for our li(ited connectivit$ data center scenario. :n this

case the local co(puter can be accessed b$ an$one on the :nternet and it

will forward an$ SSH connections it receives on the specied port to the

server in the data center with the wireless access. Here5s how it5s done+

 Aour local co(puter (a$ be congured to onl$ accept SSH

connections for re(ote forwarding on the loopbac localhost interface.

3dit $our sshd9cong le and (ae sure the Batewa$Ports setting is

set to $es.

#

# 'ile& (etc(ssh(sshd_config

#

Aatewayorts yes

 Restart the SSH daemon to activate the setting.

)root*netserver%%" D+# systemctl restart sshd.service

Stopping sshd& ) OM +

Starting sshd& ) OM +

)root*netserver%%" D+#

 The ne%t step is to establish the re(ote port forwarding session. Set

up a ping if $ou need constant activit$ on the lin. :n this case :nternet

server is netserver/1.($/web/site.org.

)root*datacenter%%" D+# ssh ? netserver%%".myweb

site.org&1111&localhost&!! root*netserver%%".mywebsite.org

root*netserver%%".mywebsite.orgIs password&

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ast login& Sat Jar "C !"&"0&/2 !%%C from !"2."%."/0.!2

)root*netserver%%" D+# ping localhost

57A netserver%%" 9"!C.%.%.": 0293: bytes of data.

2 bytes from netserver%%" 9"!C.%.%.":& icmp_seKL" ttlL2 timeL%.%1" ms

2 bytes from netserver%%" 9"!C.%.%.":& icmp_seKL! ttlL2 timeL%.%3! ms2 bytes from netserver%%" 9"!C.%.%.":& icmp_seKL/ ttlL2 timeL%.%1C ms

2 bytes from netserver%%" 9"!C.%.%.":& icmp_seKL ttlL2 timeL%.%C3 ms

Here worstation datacenter/1 creates an SSH session to :nternet

server netserver/1. :t also tells netserver/1 to use this session to

forward data to datacenter/1 when netserver/1 receives SSH

connections on an$ interface :P address !F# on port .

ow it5s ti(e to test it. "ro( our ho(e server bigbo$, we can SSH into

server netserver/1 on port and get access to the data center.

)root*bigboyD+# ssh p 1111 root*netserver%%".mywebsite.org

root* netserver%%".mywebsite.orgIs password&

ast login& Sun Jar "3 "0&0%&"2 !%%C from 20.""0.C"./0

)root*datacenter%%" D+#

Success Aou have saved the da$ with $our ingenuit$.

Re(erse unnelling with remote !ort forwarding

etQs sa$ it is re6uired to connect to an internal universit$ website fro(ho(e.

 The universit$ rewall is blocing all inco(ing tra0c. How can we connectfro( Rho(eQ to internal networ so that we can browse the internal siteW -P setup is a good candidate here. However for this e%a(ple letQsassu(e we donQt have this facilit$. 3nter SSH reverse tunnelling.

-s in the earlier case we will initiate the tunnel fro( RworQ co(puter

behind the rewall. This is possible since onl$ inco(ing tra0c is blocingand outgoing tra0c is allowed. However instead of the earlier case theclient will now be at the Rho(eQ co(puter. :nstead of / option we nowdene / which species a reverse tunnel need to be created.

ssh ? 1%%"&intrasite.com&3% home 96ecuted from Iwor@I:

&nce e%ecuted the SSH client at RworQ will connect to SSH server runningat ho(e creating a SSH channel. Then the server will bind port 1 onRho(eQ (achine to listen for inco(ing re6uests which would subse6uentl$be routed through the created SSH channel between Rho(eQ and RworQ.

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ow itQs possible to browse the internal siteb$ visiting http+88localhost+1 in Rho(eQ web browser. The RworQ willthen create a connection to intra/site and rela$ bac the response toRho(eQ via the created SSH channel.

-s nice all of these would be still $ou need to create another tunnel if $ouneed to connect to another site in both cases. NouldnQt it be nice if it ispossible to pro%$ tra0c to an$ site using the SSH channel createdW ThatQswhat d$na(ic port forwarding is all about.

2%namic Port Forwarding

)$na(ic port forwarding allows to congure one local port for tunnellingdata to all re(ote destinations. However to utili4e this the clientapplication connecting to local port should send their tra0c usingthe S&C'S protocol. -t the client side of the tunnel a S&C'S pro%$ wouldbe created and the application !eg. browser# uses the S&C'S protocol tospecif$ where the tra0c should be sent when it leaves the other end of the ssh tunnel.

ssh > 1%%" home 96ecuted from Iwor@I:

Here SSH will create a S&C'S pro%$ listening in for connections at localport1 and upon receiving a re6uest would route the tra0c via SSH channelcreated between RworQ and Rho(eQ. "or this it is re6uired to congure thebrowser to point to the S&C'S pro%$ at port 1 at localhost.

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Con$guring Forwarding with 3U4 Clients Aou won5t alwa$s have SSH co((and line access for the servers at bothend of a port forwarding connection. So(eti(es a B@: is either easier touse, or is $our onl$ option.Lost B@: clients will have SSH forwarding capabilities and it will becongurable on each of $our saved connections, not globall$. The optionsto do this should be found under the advanced properties or e6uivalenttab and with $our new inu% co((and line nowledge; the setup shouldbe relativel$ eas$.

5// forwarding To enable X11 forwarding, rstthe X11"orwarding and "orwardX11 options (ust be congured to $es forboth the client and server being connected to respectivel$. :n $our client

connection, add the /A switch to the second invocation above, andoptionall$ the /C switch to also enable co(pression i.e+  user $ssh B= p =O?T GSUS6?7$J6*Elocalhost

;he !oo"n' "s reN&"re% !or the !or*r%"n' o! 11 +onne+t"ons !ro the server to +"ent toor

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:f re(ote forwarding doesn5t wor fro( a re(ote server, but worsfro( localhost, then (ae sure $ou have activated the Batewa$Portssetting on $our co(puter. :f not, change it, restart the SSH dae(onand tr$ again.

:f $ou get a (essage lie this stating that the address is alread$ in

use, then $ou (a$ have another port forwarding session alread$started on the port or the port $ou intend to use for forwarding isalread$ in use b$ another application.

bind& $ddress already in usechannel_setup_fwd_listener& cannot listen to port& 1111=ould not reKuest local forwarding.

ZConnection closedZ (essages lie this one could be caused b$t$ping in an incorrect forwarding address.

ssh_echange_identification& =onnection closed by remote host

:f $ou are atte(pting re(ote forwarding using $our server5s :C :Paddress and get this (essage, then it could be because theBatewa$Ports setting has been disabled. Nith local forwarding, it couldbe caused b$ specif$ing an incorrect port on which the server shouldlisten.

)root*bigboy D+# ssh p 1111 "1!."23."."%%ssh& connect to host "1!."23.".!%% port 1111& =onnection refused)root*bigboy D+

SSH port forwarding is a ver$ useful tool that can provide $ou with a greatdeal of versatilit$ when ad(inistering $our servers. :t5s alwa$s a goodthing to re(e(ber.

2e&ugging

@se the /vJ para(eter to ssh will provide so(e output as to what is

wrong. :n fact, $ou can (a%i(i4e the debugging (essages with /vvvJ.

ssh /vvv re(oteuser[re(oteco(puter

0xam!le 0x!erience:

How to % a slow SSH login issue on inu%

6uestion: Nhen : tr$ to connect to a re(ote SSH server, it taes ver$

long ti(e != seconds to 2 (inutes# before password pro(pt appears.

Nh$ is SSH login so slow to start, and how can : get rid of long dela$ in

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SSH loginW

:f $ou have to wait ver$ long for SSH password pro(pt, there could be

several things that (a$ go wrong. To troubleshoot the root cause of slow

SSH login, $ou can run ssh co((and with Z/vvvZ option, which will show$ou what5s happening behind the scene during SSH login. P ssh -vvv

&ser@Dssh-server>

Here are possible solutions to the dela$ed SSH login proble(.

)isable BSS-P: -uthentication

&ne possible culprit !as indicated in the SSH client log above# is BSS-P:

authentication. )uring SSH login, SSH client goes through a series of 

authentication steps, and one of the( is BSS-P: authentication, where anSSH server contacts a BSS-P: server to validate client authentication. &n

inu% distros such as Cent&S, BSS-P: authentication is enabled b$ default,

and BSS failure can add long dela$ in SSH session start.

 To disable BSS-P: authentication on an SSH server, loo for

ZBSS-P:-uthenticationZ in 8etc8ssh8sshd9cong, and edit it or add the line

as follows.

P s&%o v" et+sshssh%_+on!"'SSF&thent"+*t"on no

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 Then restart SSH server+

P s&%o et+"n"t.%ssh rest*rt B?e$"*n, A$&nt& or L"n&= "ntEP s&%o s/ste+t rest*rt ssh% Be%or*EP s&%o serv"+e ssh% rest*rt BentOS or )H4LE

)isable everse )S ooup

-nother possibilit$ for slow SSH login is reverse )S looup. &n inu%

distros such as @buntu, when an SSH server receives a login re6uest fro(

a client, the server perfor(s reverse )S looup of the client5s :P address

for securit$ reason. :f the reverse )S looup fails, looup ti(eout will add

to SSH login dela$.

 To disable reverse )S looups on an SSH server, edit SSH server

conguration as follows.

P s&%o v" et+sshssh%_+on!"'# *%% th"s "ne  Ase?:S no

 Then restart SSH server+

\ sudo 8etc8init.d8ssh restart !)ebian, @buntu or inu% Lint#\ sudo s$ste(ctl restart sshd !"edora#\ sudo service sshd restart !Cent&S or H3#

6:/1 How to limit the &andwidth used &% sc! command 7-ns+ Ne can li(it the bandwidth used b$ the scp co((and using the /loption as shown in the s$nta%.?scp /l bandwidth9li(it lena(e userna(e[re(ote/host+8folder/na(e  bandwidth9li(it is nu(eric to be specied in ilobits per second.