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Securing Interactive and Automated Access Management Using Secure Shell (SSH)

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Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone, Larry Feldman

Abstract

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NISTIR 7966, "Security of Interactive and Automated Access Management Using Secure Shell (SSH)". The publication assists organizations in understanding the basics of SSH interactive and automated access management in an enterprise, focusing on the management of SSH user keys.
Citation
ITL Bulletin - January 2016
Report Number
January 2016
NIST Pub Series
ITL Bulletin
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

access control, authentication, automated access management, device authentication, interactive access management, Secure Shell (SSH), user authentication
Identity and access management

Citation

Souppaya, M. , Scarfone, K. and Feldman, L. (2016), Securing Interactive and Automated Access Management Using Secure Shell (SSH), ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=920043 (Accessed December 26, 2024)

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Created January 11, 2016, Updated January 27, 2020