AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is SSH (Secure Shell)?
Secure Shell (also called SSH): A protocol and tool for securely logging in to and running commands on a remote computer over an encrypted connection. It commonly uses key pairs instead of passwords and is the usual way to manage servers.
Secure Shell: an example
Running ssh [email protected] opens a secure session on that remote server.
Related terms
More Computing foundations terms
- Serialization
- Server
- Signal
- Single instruction multiple data
- Socket
- Solid-state drive
- Stack
- Standard streams
Where you learn it
Secure Shell is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.