sniffing ssh2

[sciencewhiz]

If someone sniffs every single ssh2 packet, is it possible for them to decrypt the transactions?

I can't see how it wouldn't be possible, but was just curious.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Nope. That's why everyone uses it. ssh really means secure shell. 🙂

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Gotta love public key encryption. 🙂

Read up on the basics of encryption sometimes; it's really interesting.

 

[Buddha Bart]

check this out:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/encryption.htm

 

[ScottMac]

As long as it's an SSH2 session. SSH1 has already been compromised.

FWIW

Scott

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
As long as it's an SSH2 session. SSH1 has already been compromised.

FWIW

Scott

That's good to know. Is there a way you can find out what type of SSH connection, say, NewEgg uses for checkouts?

-Por

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
As long as it's an SSH2 session. SSH1 has already been compromised.

FWIW

Scott

That's good to know. Is there a way you can find out what type of SSH connection, say, NewEgg uses for checkouts?

-Por

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
As long as it's an SSH2 session. SSH1 has already been compromised.

FWIW

Scott

That's good to know. Is there a way you can find out what type of SSH connection, say, NewEgg uses for checkouts?

-Por

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: ScottMac
As long as it's an SSH2 session. SSH1 has already been compromised.

FWIW

Scott

That's good to know. Is there a way you can find out what type of SSH connection, say, NewEgg uses for checkouts?

-Por

Newegg uses SSL, not SSH. You can check the page properties (right click on the page and select properties (I think) in IE or info on Netscape).

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: ScottMac
As long as it's an SSH2 session. SSH1 has already been compromised.

FWIW

Scott

That's good to know. Is there a way you can find out what type of SSH connection, say, NewEgg uses for checkouts?

-Por

Newegg uses SSL, not SSH. You can check the page properties (right click on the page and select properties (I think) in IE or info on Netscape).

What's the difference?

-Por

 

[skyking]

SSL is Secure Socket Layer, a http protocol for web pages. It provides a means for securing transactions over the web.
SSH is Secure Shell protocol, a way of connecting remotely to a shell in a Linux or Unix machine, most commonly. Think of SSH in the same way as remote desktop, or VNC, or PCanywhere.

 

[cleverhandle]

Originally posted by: skyking
...a http protocol for web pages...

Among other things. Not just web, though...

 

[skyking]

KISS theory...😉