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Telnet vs Ssh - What's the difference?

telnet | ssh |

As a noun telnet

is (computing) a network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation.

As a verb telnet

is (computing|intransitive) to use such a program to make such a connection.

As an initialism ssh is

(networking) secure]] [[shell|shell a networking protocol by which two computers are connected via a secure channel.

telnet

English

Alternative forms

* Telnet * TELNET

Noun

(TELNET) (-)
  • (computing) A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation

    • Verb

  • (computing) To use such a program to make such a connection

    • Anagrams

    * *

    ssh

    English

    (wikipedia ssh)

    Noun

    (head)
  • A program and protocol for securely logging in to and running programs on remote machines across a network, with encryption to protect the transferred information and authentication to ensure that the remote machine is the one desired.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • To use ssh to connect to a remote computer.