What you'll learn:
- Learn what SSH is and why it preferred for secure access, rather than passwords, in cloud systems.
- Learn how to generate your own SSH keypair.
- Learn the difference between the use and function of public and private keys.
- Learn how to use an SSH keypair to securely access cloud resources.
This course will explain why SSH is important, why it is used and how to implement it on MacOS, Linux and Windows environments. You will learn the benefits of using SSH as compared to passwords. You will see how SSH functions and looks at the structure of SSH keys. Finally you'll get hands on experience generating and using a SSH key pair on the platform of your choice.