Using a terminal program to connect via SSH SSH is an encrypted protocol, like SFTP, ensuring that any commands and passwords passing between your computer and the server are protected against eavesdroppers.įor Bytemark customers, SSH is also used to access the Recovery Console of the machine. Shell access is the equivalent of the ‘command prompt’ on Windows PCs, or the terminal on machines running Mac OS X or Linux. SSH ( Secure SHell) provides command-line access, so you can run commands directly on that machine.
