The CTIS systems support security. We support only communication software programs that utilize the Secure Shell protocol. SSH software encrypts your username/password and the data you are transmitting. In order to setup a remote connection to our systems, you need a SSH software program.

SSH client programs are for logging into a remote machine and then executing commands on a remote machine. It provides secure encrypted communications between two untrusted machines over an insecure network.

Once connected, you may issue UNIX command-line instructions as if you were physically sitting at the remote machine.

The links below detail free and low-cost software which you can download, install on your machine, and use to open a connection from your home computer to our UNIX systems. These links also include step-by-step directions on how to setup the connection to our systems.

This is by no means a complete list of software that is available for this purpose.

Macintosh OS 8/9 - MacSSH  (free)
Macintosh OS X - Built into OS X  (free) *
   
Windows - Putty  (free) *

* Indicates the program is installed in our labs.

Note: If you are using a UNIX machine like Mac OS X or Linux, and you are comfortable with the command-line interface, you have the free and built-in SFTP and SSH tools available in your shell environment. Try doing a man sftp or man ssh to learn more about these capabilities.