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SSH Security

Warning

For advanced users and administrators only

Note

This part of the documentation is provided for reference purposes. It includes all documents related to the SSH security.

Contents:

  • Weaknesses in TOTP-based 2FA for SSH and an out-of-band extension for automation
  • Caching Private SSH Keys
  • Convert OpenSSH Key Into PuTTY Format
  • Convert PuTTY SSH Key Into OpenSSH Format
  • Convert Xshell SSH Key Into New OpenSSH Format and PuTTY format
  • SSH access to the Discoverer and Discoverer+ login nodes using PKCS#11 HSM and PIV devices (smart cards)
  • Using SK keys on login-plus.discoverer.bg
  • Install SSH Client
  • SSH Public Key Exchange
  • login-plus.discoverer.bg - Key Fingeprints
  • login.discoverer.bg and login.bg.discoverer.bg - Key Fingeprints
  • SSH Key Generation
  • Logging Into login.bg.discoverer.bg (CPU cluster, from BG Academic IP Networks)
  • Logging Into login-plus.discoverer.bg (GPU cluster)
  • Logging Into login.discoverer.bg (CPU cluster)
  • SSH Access
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