If you're using Telnet to control network devices, you should consider switching to something more secure. Mike Mullins tells you how to replace Telnet with Secure Shell (SSH).

SSH sets up an authentication token (username and password), allowing a user to log in to a remote computer's shell or command-line interface and execute commands from a different device.

The standard alternative to Telnet's lack of security is Secure Shell (SSH). Like Telnet, you can use SSH to enter IOS commands over a network or to copy files over the network to a device.

We’re going to open secure shell processes on remote machines over the internet using SSH (Secure Shell). With GoDaddy, you need to switch the SSH service on and use the automatically generated ...

Using insecure protocols leaves your data and connected machines vulnerable to attack. Remote server management requirements demand that security be given a top priority. This article explains my ...

The Secure Shell (SSH) protocol and software suite is used by millions of system administrators to log into application and service accounts on remote servers using authentication methods that ...

For people who manage remote servers, the use of the secure shell (ssh) Terminal command is quite common, and is very often the only command people use when opening a Terminal window. While you ...

Instead, the accepted alternative to Telnet's lack of security is Secure Shell (SSH). Learn how to configure SSH on your Cisco router. David Davis has the details.