Cisco Small Business 200 Series Administration Guide

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Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide 280
Security: SSH Client
This section describes the device when it functions as an SSH client.
It covers the following topics:
• Secure Copy (SCP) and SSH
• Protection Methods
• SSH Server Authentication
• SSH Client Authentication
• Before You Begin
• Common Tasks
• SSH Client Configuration Through the GUI
Secure Copy (SCP) and SSH
Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that enables data to be exchanged on a secure channel between
an SSH client (in this case, the device) and an SSH server.
SSH client helps the user manage a network composed of one or more switches in which various system
files are stored on a central SSH server. When configuration files are transferred over a network, Secure
Copy (SCP), which is an application that utilizes the SSH protocol, ensures that sensitive data, such as
username/password cannot be intercepted.
Secure Copy (SCP) is used to securely transfer firmware, boot image, configuration files, language files, and
log files from a central SCP server to a device.
With respect to SSH, the SCP running on the device is an SSH client application and the SCP server is a
SSH server application.
When files are downloaded via TFTP or HTTP, the data transfer is unsecured.

Cisco Small Business 200 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Small Business 200 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English