setting up ssh with ftp access
 

I am trying to set up my computer as a webserver that I can access over SSH. I am knowledgeable about how to get Apache Webserver going. But I am a bit unsure how to properly configure SSH. Does anybody have input it would be appreciated.

It all depends on what you are trying to do. If you are trying to get https working, then a quick google search leads to:
http://www.samspublishing.com/articl...&seqNum=5&rl=1

If you are trying for remote shells and secure file copying, take a look at scp and ssh. This linux.com article explains quite a bit:

http://enterprise.linux.com/article....1254222&tid=89

Hope that helps.

Rhys

You should be able to grab ssh as a .rpm if it is not already installed on your system. The configuration for SSH is two-fold, client and server. The server configuration will most likely be in the /etc/ssh directory and is a file named sshd_config. The important changes to this file that I recommend for security purposes are:
PermitRootLogin no #this keeps root from ssh'ing in
Protocol 2 # this keeps you from running the more flawed ver. 1

Other options are available and can be found through a `man sshd_config`. Client side settings can usually be configured statically through ~/.ssh/ssh_config however the are USUALLY (depending upon your needs) unecessary and if needed for a one time occurance can be toggled with command line options.

Once the daemon is configured and running on the server you should be able to type "ssh -l $USERNAME $SERVER_IP" and be prompted for a password.

Incidentally for additional security you might want to look at /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files. Good luck.

-Tomaczar