Security and Safe Use of SSH Keys

This lessons gives an overview of the importance of security and the safe use of HPC systems and related services which may use ssh keys.

Prerequisites:

• Experience or need to work with HPC systems.
• Wanting to learn how to work securely and conveniently with remote servers and services.

Schedule:

Time	Episode	Description
0:00	Security	Why must I care about security?
0:10	SSH access	What is ssh and how do I use it?
0:20	Passwords	How can I create secure passwords?
0:30	SSH keys	What are ssh keys and how can I use them safely?
0:45	National/Regional HPC	How do I work with keys on National/Regional services?
1:00	Unmanaged systems	How can I manage my keys on remote systems?
1:15	SSH Agent	How can I work more convenientely with ssh keys?
1:30	Agent forwarding	How do work securely with keys on multiple systems?
1:45	ssh config	What other automagic can I do with ssh config?

References

This material draws from a number of resources:

1. Archer 2 connecting docs
2. Levi Velazquez How to use SSH properly ...