SSH is the abbreviation of Secure shell. When you are looking for a vps hosting company, you often see SSH being listed as one of their features or add on features. So what does it do exactly?

Over view of SSH

So far SSH offers the most secure file transfer and remote logins to your hosting server over the Internet. Your connection via SSH is encrypted. It is not possible for a regular hacker to break into an SSH connection.

Do you need SSH for your vps hosting account

SSH is commonly used for transmitting credit card details, tax information, banking details, or personal information to a server, so that means if you want to keep your information as secure as possible when you are accessing your vps servers or any other servers remotely, SSH is a must that your hosting company has to offer.

Types of SSH

Most of the hosting companies run on SSH, however there is a securer version of it known as SSH2, unfortunately many of hosting providers have not yet offer that.