Purdue University

Creating and Using SSH Keys in Windows

Open the Windows 10 Start menu and search for “Apps & Features”. In the “Apps & Features” heading, click “Optional Features”. Scroll down the list to see if “OpenSSH Client” is listed. If not, click ...
Ars Technica

Generating server side SSH keys

My Google is failing me. So, you know when you start up a new Linux server with OpenSSH-Server for the FIRST time, you generate a server key pair? Anyone know what script runs that? What would happen ...
Bleeping Computer

Citrix warns admins to manually mitigate PuTTY SSH client bug

Citrix notified customers this week to manually mitigate a PuTTY SSH client vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal a XenCenter admin's private SSH key. XenCenter helps manage Citrix ...
PC World

Millions of embedded devices use the same hard-coded SSH and TLS private keys

Thousands of routers, modems, IP cameras, VoIP phones and other embedded devices share the same hard-coded SSH (Secure Shell) host keys or HTTPS (HTTP Secure) server certificates, a study found. By ...
Ars Technica

In a first, cryptographic keys protecting SSH connections stolen in new attack

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to complete compromise when naturally ...
InfoWorld

Millions of embedded devices use the same hard-coded SSH and TLS private keys

Keys hard-coded in thousands of routers, modems, IP cameras, VoIP phones and other devices can be used to launch man-in-the-middle attacks Thousands of routers, modems, IP cameras, VoIP phones and ...