Secure Socket Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol. It provides a secure method to access and transfer files between two hosts. This is possible even if the two hosts use an unsecured network. SSH establishes secure connections by means of user account credentials. It also uses key pairs shared between host systems for authentication.
Create SSH Keypairs TrueNAS generates and stores RSA-encrypted SSH public and private keypairs in System > SSH Keypairs.
Name and Method
Name Description Name Name of this SSH connection. SSH connection names must be unique. Setup Method Manual requires configuring authentication on the remote system. This can include copying SSH keys and modifying the root user account on that system.
Semi-automatic only works when configuring an SSH connection with a remote TrueNAS system. This method uses the URL and login credentials of the remote system to connect and exchange SSH keys.
Name Description Name A unique name to identify this keypair. Automatically generated keypairs are named after the object that generated the keypair with " Key" appended to the name. Private Key See Public key authentication in SSH/Authentication. Public Key See Public key authentication in SSH/Authentication.
The SSH service allows connections to TrueNAS with the Secure Shell Transport Layer Protocol. To use TrueNAS as an SSH server, the users in the network must use SSH client software to transfer files with SSH.
Allowing external connections to TrueNAS is a security vulnerability! Only enable SSH when there is a need for external connections. See Security Recommendations for more security considerations when using SSH. Service Configuration To configure SSH, disable the service and click the edit.
Secure Socket Shell (SSH) is a network communication protocol. It provides encryption to secure data. Use the SSH services screen to configure SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). SFTP is available by enabling SSH remote access to the TrueNAS system.
Allowing external connections to TrueNAS is a security vulnerability! Enable SSH only when there is a need for external connections. See Security Recommendations for more security considerations when using SSH. General Options
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a simple option for data transfers. The additional SSH options provide secure config file transfer methods. Trivial FTP options provide only simple config file transfer methods.
Options for configuring FTP, SSH, and TFTP are in the system Services. Click the edit to configure the related service.
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