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C · Real systems · advanced · Week 3 · Chapter 8 of 9

SSH & remote logs

Keys, config hosts, scp/rsync basics. Pull logs instead of living on the box.

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SSH config stub

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Example

Host lab
  HostName example.com
  User you
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

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Write a ~/.ssh/config Host entry for a lab/bastion (or a commented template if none).

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • SSH config
  • scp
  • Least privilege

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