External access via SSH

To gain authenticated access (username/password) to the department SSH gateways, for interactive login from external networks (SSH protocols), unregistered users must fill the registration and request web form.

Registered users which have not yet requested service activation, but with active SSH or PROXY/WIRELESS services, must instead fill the request web form.

Registered users with an active account, who should need a new additional account, must fill the request web form.

Use of SSH

No special configuration is required if username/password authentication is used.
On the contrary, if public key authentication is desired, the proper keys and authorization files must be generated and stored both on client and servers (SSH gateways). Please refer to ssh documentation if you are not familiar with such tasks.

The Physics Department SSH gateways are altair.dsf.unica.it and sirio.dsf.unica.it.

X11 forwarding is supported by both gateways.

Temporary storage is available on both gateways (under /scratch) to allow for external to internal file transfers.