ADMIN Digital Special - Tricks with SSL and SSH

This is a special supplement with advanced encryption tips for experienced admins.

If you're on the Internet, you'd better believe someone's listening. According to the experts, if you want confidentiality, if you manage transactions through the web, or even if you just want to prevent potential intruders from getting information, you'd better get comfortable with encryption. This special supplement explores some advanced techniques for real-world solutions with two of the leading encryption technologies: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure Shell (SSH).

You'll find articles on topics such as:

• SSL encryption with Apache
• HTTPS with a Squid proxy
• OpenSSL with Bash
• VNC remote control with an SSH tunnel

Other articles describe dynamic forwarding and explore techniques for integrating SSH with Perl.