Introduction to Linux in HPC/SSH Connections

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Tutorial
Title: Introduction to Linux in HPC
Provider: HPC.NRW

Contact: tutorials@hpc.nrw
Type: Multi-part video
Topic Area: HPC Platforms
License: CC-BY-SA
Syllabus

1. Background and History
2. The Command Line
3. Linux Directory Structure
4. Files
5. Text display and search
6. Users and permissions
7. Processes
8. The vim text editor
9. Shell scripting
10. Environment variables
11. System configuration
12. SSH Connections
13. SSH: Graphics and File Transfer
14. Various tips

Video

( Slides as pdf)

Quiz

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1. Does it cause a security problem to share an SSH public key with your friends?

Yes
No


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Which authentication for SSH login is more secure?

password authentication
public key authentication


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When generating the SSH public/private key pair, is it secure to use empty passphrase?

Yes
No


Info:  Verify the fingerprint of remote host, before the first login.
User the SSH public key authentication for login.
Never use an empty passphrase for the SSH keys.
Use strong passphrase to generate the SSH keys.
Keep your private SSH key as top secret.
Create, configure and use different SSH keys for different remote hosts.
If no X11 application is required, disable X11 forwarding. Otherwise, only enable the untrusted X11 forwarding.


Warning:  lots of tips are given, no warning.

Note: Exercises in Terminal: no exercises in this section


<< System configuration files

Overview

SSH: Graphics and File Transfer >>

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