SSH can proxy connections both forward and backwards, by opening a port on either the local machine running the SSH client, or the remote SSH server. Because the connection is encrypted, SSH tunneling is useful for transmitting information that uses an unencrypted protocol, such as IMAP, VNC, or IRC. It creates a secure connection between a local computer and a remote machine through which services can be relayed. SSH can proxy connections both forward and backwards. ![]() Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to perform remote administration on a Windows Server, and the RDP port 3389 is blocked on a firewall? Did you know you can tunnel RDP over SSH with PuTTY? This particularly comes in handy when there is no VPN available to the remote network… Here is how to set up a RDP SSH tunnel with PuTTY.
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