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Open Computing Facility SSH Over the Web

SSH Visual Aid by Kenao SSH stands for Secure Shell. It is a secure version of Telnet (our best explanation) and akin to having a trunk phone line, and as such, we highly recommend it. Why is it secure? SSH encrypts (does not send as plain text) your password over the net, in addition to encrypting all your transaction data -- whatever you type in. Choose one of the links below to log into your OCF account using a Java-enabled web browser.

Windows/UNIX (including OS/X) users, click for MindTerm v2.4.2 (~550KB, )

Mac (OS/8,9) users click here
For MacSSH to work, you *must* have installed the MRJ Plugin.
Email privacy: while typing email in pine may be secure with SSH, after you send off the email, it goes through the internet as plain text -- like a postcard. To protect your privacy, one option is to use PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). Using PGP is like putting your emails in envelopes.

Learn more about your account's security, including how to set up your own SSH client.
Learn more about MindBright SSH (the applet)