SSH quiz

Test your SSH knowledge with a free interactive quiz — 20 questions with answers and explanations. No signup needed to play.

What is `sshd`?

1. What is `sshd`?
2. What does an SSH agent do?
3. How do you connect to a remote server via SSH?
4. What is SSH port forwarding (tunneling)?
5. What is the SSH "known_hosts" file for?
6. How can you copy a file from one remote server to another without downloading it to your local machine first?
7. What file typically stores per-host SSH connection shortcuts/settings?
8. What is `ssh-agent` forwarding, and what is a security consideration when using it?
9. How do you generate a new SSH key pair?
10. What does SCP stand for and do?
11. What is SSH (Secure Shell)?
12. What is the purpose of the `StrictHostKeyChecking` SSH client setting, and why should it generally not be disabled globally?

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