# Introduction to SSH

Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol to access other computers e.g., it allows logging in to a remote computer. It is commonly used in HEP when accessing remote computers.

## Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the Unix Shell, e.g., from the [HSF Training course](https://hsf-training.github.io/hsf-training-unix-shell/00-setup.html)

## About This Training

This training module is part of an initiative of the [HEP Software Foundation](https://hepsoftwarefoundation.org/) to build up a full software [training curriculum](https://hepsoftwarefoundation.org/training/curriculum) for high energy physics.

## Contributors

Thanks goes to these wonderful people who contributed to the content of this lesson:

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    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/daritter"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1186338?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Martin Ritter</b></sub></a></td>
    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/meliache"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5121824?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Michael Eliachevitch</b></sub></a></td>
    <td align="center"><a href="https://www.lieret.net"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13602468?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>Kilian Lieret</b></sub></a></td>
    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/936-BCruz"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/64757758?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt=""/><br /><sub><b>936-BCruz</b></sub></a></td>
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