Day 1 - feature request: more material on SSH

[livialima]

Describe the feature or topic you'd like to see in the lesson
Add more material or a separate lesson on SSH as many new students struggle with it.

Additional context
Post from u/netscape101 : Just found this sub: My first post(SSH For beginners)
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxupskillchallenge/comments/ns4f9i/just_found_this_sub_my_first_postssh_for_beginners/

[alaudet]

Hi, really like what you have done with the course. Currently helping some colleagues at work brush up on Linux and I have pointed them here. What type of content are you looking for in regards to ssh. You mention many students struggle with it. What types of things would help? Would be willing to work on it.

[livialima]

Thanks, @alaudet! Dealing with the authentication key-pairs would be the top issue, I think. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[alaudet]

ok do you want to keep all ssh info in Day 1? How do you want to handle contributions? Maybe we can discuss changes/additions here before I submit the pull. What are some types of questions you get for key-pairs?

[livialima]

I apologize for taking so long to respond (life's been crazy). I think we can keep ssh info in Day 1 but I'm open to suggestions. A few comments/questions I get in this matter include things like:

• I would like to connect to my server with another PC. How do I use the authentication key?
• If i stop then start my instance, the next time I connect I get a warning that the servers fingerprint has changed, than the one which is in my registry. Is that just because its been shutdown and now has a new IP address?
• How does the .pem key file work?
• I've created my first instance on AWS but I cant change password. In actually, i dont know "sudo" password. Don't I need a password?

Questions on how to convert the keys to use in PuTTY happen, but very rarely, so I wouldn't take much time on the specifics of any given tool, just how the SSH protocol works.

[alaudet]

ya I have been busy too, so no worries. I hope to contribute but it may be a bit before I can get to it now. Seems like good topics to develop. You can close this I guess and I will issue some pulls when I get some time to working on it.

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EDIT: Nevermind, I thought I had opened this one. Keep it open :)

[livialima]

Tons of new material in video, working on bringing that to text.

[ChristophHoward]

@livialima Some crypto spam above me