Cedomir Igaly's 32-bit ssh32.exe
(latest version 2.112 dated 23Feb99)
This freeware ssh program will allow encrypted connections to an ssh
server for terminal sessions, exporting X11 displays and sending/receiving
e-mail via POP. It includes a decent graphical interface, but not much
on-line help. Does not "drop into" an NT lab setting well, since it requires
users to access/write to the known_hosts file. Info at:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/1692/ssh-index.html
or:
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ci2/ssh/
or:
http://linuxmafia.com/pub/ms-windows/igaly-ssh/igaly.html
You'll need to download:
Installation:
- Double click on the self-extracting "SecureShell.exe" and follow the install instructions.
Configuration:
- To start, double click on the ssh32.exe icon (or single click the "Secure
Shell" shortcut icon).
- If you are asked to select an "Emulation Library", select "vtxxx32.dll"
and click "OK" in the "Select Emulation Library" panel.
- If you are asked to select a "Crypto Library", select "crypt32.dll" and
click "OK" in the "Select Crypto Library" panel.
- Configure your connection in the "SSH options" panel. The default "Cipher
Type" for an encrypted session is "idea". If you choose "none" for
Cipher Type, your connection will be unencrypted. For an example
configuration connection to slate, see Figure 1. (You can save a
connection profile for later use by entering a "Profile Name" and clicking
the "Save" button.)
Figure 1: Example slate configuration.
Startup:
- To start, double click on the ssh32.exe icon (or single click the "Secure
Shell" shortcut icon).
- Enter host information for the host you want to connect to or select a
saved profile by clicking on the down arrow button to the right of the "Profile
Name" panel.
- Click "OK" to connect to the selected host.
- The first time you connect to a new host, a panel similar to Figure
2 will be displayed asking you to accept the host key. Choosing to
"Accept" the key will save the host key for later use and can be used in
conjunction with the "Strict host key checking" option.
- Enter your password in the "Password" prompt panel (see Figure 3 and
click "OK".
Figure 2: "New Host" Prompt Panel.
Figure 3: Password Prompt Panel.
POP Mail Tunneling Configuration:
- To "tunnel" or "encrypt" POP mail sessions you can make a configuration
similar to what is shown in Figures 4 & 5.
- You will also need to make changes to your POP mail client program
options or setup: if you are configuring an encrypted tunnel for
incoming e-mail (typically port 110), you will need to set your incoming
e-mail server (or POP mail server) to "localhost"; if you are configuring
an encrypted tunnel for outgoing email (typically port 25), you will need
to set your outgoing e-mail server (or SMTP server) to "localhost".
- This connection must be/remain open whenever you try to POP/retrieve
your e-mail via the encrypted tunnel. (You can minimize the panel or "hide"
the connection by using and saving the "Hide window" option.)
- The bottom left-hand side of Figure 6 shows typical information when an encrypted POP mail connection has been made.
Figure 4: "SSH options" example
configuration for setting up port forwarding for an encrypted tunnel for POP
mail connections.
Figure 5: Example configuration for "Local
Forwards" for incoming (port 110) and outgoing (port 25) e-mail connections.
Figure 6: A typical ssh32.exe
terminal window with a "Local Forward" for POP mail (see lower left-hand
corner).
NOTE: The self-installing SSH executable comes with
Peter Gutmann's crypt library version 2.0, but some installs of W95 don't
like version 2.0 and require version 1.1. If you have problems with
crypt32.dll version 2.0, you will need to:
- Download crypl110.zip from: http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ci2/ssh/crypl110.zip
- Copy crypl110.zip to an empty directory.
- The only file you need is crypt32.dll...extract crypt32.dll. (If you
have win-zip or a similar program, double click on "cryl110.zip". If you
have pkzip/unzip, type: pkunzip crypl110.zip)
- Copy crypt32.dll to the directory where you installed the SSH executable
("c:\Program Files\Secure Shell\", if you did a default installation).
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