why does ssh require a password, and ssl doesn't

[VirtualLarry]

just wondering.

couldn't you provide an ssh password through an ssl web page?

wondering about securing a connection over unsecured wireless

also, is there an ssl or ssh tunneling program?

 

[Emulex]

man ssh

 

[Nothinman]

just wondering.

couldn't you provide an ssh password through an ssl web page?

wondering about securing a connection over unsecured wireless

also, is there an ssl or ssh tunneling program?

SSL uses certificates and public key auth to authenticate the server to the client and encrypt the stream but there's (usually) no client authentication happening, although client auth via a second cert is possible. SSH always authenticates both the client and the server, usually with a password for the former but doing it via public key is also popular.

Recent versions of OpenSSH support setting up a VPN tunnel and I think they'll do SOCKS proxying as well if you just want to tunnel a specific app.