sshsec

Security information for an SSH session

To display the Security Information panel go to the session panel and click Communications > Security.

For sessions that are using the SSH protocol, the Security Information panel displays information about the SSH connection. The following session types can use the SSH protocol:

  • VT Display session
  • File Transfer (sftp) session

The following information is displayed about the SSH connection:

  • Connection Status

    The status of the SSH connection.

  • Server Version String

    The version string sent by the server to the client during SSH negotiation.

  • Key Exchange

    The key exchange algorithm being used by the SSH Transport protocol layer.

  • Publickey

    The publickey algorithm being used by the SSH Transport protocol layer.

  • Encryption

    The encryption algorithm being used by the SSH Transport protocol layer.

  • Data Integrity

    The data integrity algorithm being used by the SSH Transport protocol layer.

  • Compression

    The compression algorithm being used by the SSH Transport protocol layer.