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NEWS YOU CAN USE FROM VANDYKE SOFTWARE® We thought we should load this issue up on serious information,
to tide you over until August, when the Newsletter returns from its summer
hiatus. First, a web resource to explore Agent forwarding in Secure Shell.
Next, we offer a tip on moving VShell® config settings, as well as
the latest tidbits from the online forums. Oh, and a bit on a feature
as undeservedly unsung as the Activator: using the SecureCRT® chat
window for broadcasting shell commands. Now, for truly light reading,
you might try "Out from Boneville," by Jeff Smith, a graphic
book about the adventures of three short white creatures that look like
Casper the Friendly Ghost. You might even check out Smith's web site (www.boneville.com).
Okay, time to hit the beach! ------------- 1. The UNIX Wiz Explains SSH Agent Forwarding -------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Friedl, the "UNIX Wiz", is a Southern California native
who has spent the better part of his life working with computers. From
writing proprietary-language compiler tools back in college, to security
consulting and communications controllers today, he has developed a broad
background in technology thanks to a diverse customer base and a very
curious mind. Steve has been using SecureCRT for quite a long time and
is well-known in VanDyke Software's Customer Support Group. We asked Steve
to adapt a Tech Tip he had written about SSH Agent Forwarding specifically
The tutorial is useful for the Secure Shell power user and network professional who wants to better understand how to improve public-key authentication under Secure Shell. Less technical readers will have to pick and choose what to read, as there is significant coverage of system configuration and security issues. Pros might use the tutorial to plan how to prepare users to migrate from password to public-key-only authentication with Agent. Friedl's tutorial covers not just Agent and Agent forwarding, but also reviews standard password and public-key authentication, and the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The discussion addresses Secure Shell connections to both OpenSSH and VShell servers. Read the complete Tech Tip, SSH Agent Forwarding with SecureCRT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Network administrators need to move configuration settings from one machine to another, such as when moving VShell from one Windows machine to another or building a backup server. This month's tip outlines the process of moving a server, including the core export procedure you would use to save a configuration for recovery. Visit the VanDyke web site to read the complete tip. ----------------------------------------------------------------- This spring the forums brought out several new enhancements for SecureCRT and SecureFX®, which are available for pre-beta testing to interested, qualified users. If you would like to try the alpha versions of SecureCRT or SecureFX, please send e-mail to Maureen at .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have never looked at the chat window area of the command window interface in SecureCRT, you might be surprised at its usefulness outside the chat room. You can take advantage of the chat window history, which gives you the ability to store text (think commands) and insert that text into any shell session. A sysadmin, for example, might use it to configure a server or a router. If you regularly repeat commands in many windows, a great time-saver is to use the chat window history and the "Send Chat to All Tabs" option. This option can be turned on and off from the context (right-click) menu. To use the chat window, select "Chat Window" from the View menu. Navigating chat window history could hardly be simpler: up and down arrow keys bring up previously used text or commands, and any line can be edited with the left and right arrow keys. By default, the chat window history lets you store 200 commands. As a quick example, to add users to several Linux systems, you might
start with the command "adduser -u 5001 joe" and then use the
chat window history to quickly change parameters to "5002 jack"
and "5003 sally", broadcasting to multiple systems with "Send
Chat to All Tabs". ---------------------------------------- Maintenance releases were made available May 25 of the VShell 2.6.2 server,
SecureCRT 5.1.2, and SecureFX 3.1.2 applications, as well as CRT 5.1.2,
to address bugs and other issues identified in Here is a list of the latest
official product releases: SecureCRT 5.1.2 All VanDyke Software products may be downloaded and evaluated free for 30 days. Licenses include one year of free upgrades and unlimited access to our expert technical support.
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