ZyXEL Communications NSG Series - Ssh; How SSH Works

Chapter 6 Configuration
NSG Series User’s Guide
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6.3 SSH
You can use SSH (Secure SHell) to securely access the NSG’s command line interface. Specify from
which IP address the access can come.
SSH is a secure communication protocol that combines authentication and data encryption to provide
secure encrypted communication between two hosts over an unsecured network. In the following
figure, computer A on the Internet uses SSH to securely connect to the WAN port of the NSG for a
management session.
Figure 24 SSH Communication Over the WAN Example
6.3.1 How SSH Works
The following figure is an example of how a secure connection is established between two remote hosts
using SSH v1.
Figure 25 How SSH v1 Works Example