How SSH works?

How SSH Works?

The SSH connection is implemented using a client-server model. To establish a connection the server should be running and clients generally authenticated either using passwords or SSH keys. Password Authentication is simple and straightforward. To authenticate using SSH keys, a user must have an SSH key pair (Public and Private key). On the remote server, the list of public keys is maintained (usually) in the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys directory. When the client connects to the remote server using the public key, the server checks for it and sends an encrypted message which can only be decrypted with the associated private key at the client side. We will be using a Python module called Paramiko. The Paramiko module gives an abstraction of the SSHv2 protocol with both the client side and server side functionality. As a client, you can authenticate yourself using a password or key and as a server, you can decide which users are allowed access and the channels you allow.