If you're using Mac OS 7.x/8.x/9.x, you can log into your IT Linux
account by using a program called MacSSH. This program can also be
used on Mac OS X, however you will be required to have Classic
installed on it.
> MacSSH is a Macintosh open-source Telnet Terminal emulation
> application with SSH2 protocol support released under the GNU
> General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
>
> SSH2 - version 2 of the Secure Shell protocols - lets you connect
> to a remote computer through a strongly encrypted and authenticated
> TCP/IP connection.
>
> ? [MacSSH website][1] (Internet Archive)
Features:
* DEC VT100, VT220, ANSI and Linux Terminal emulations
* SSH2 protocol support
* Local and Remote Port Forwarding support
* Key exchange: Diffie-Hellman group-exchange protocol & Diffie-
Hellman group1-sha1
* Key types: ssh-rsa, ssh-dss
* Key pairs generation: SSH2 DSA & RSA.
* Strict host key checking
* SSH2 ciphers: 3DES, Blowfish, CAST128, Arcfour, AES (128, 192,
256)
* Supported macs: md5, md5-96, sha1, sha1-96, ripemd160
* AppleScript support
Download description:
* Downloads 1 & 2 are PPC and 68k English versions
* Downloads 3 & 4 are PPC and 68k French versions
Compatibility
Architecture: 68k PPC
System Requirements:
* a Macintosh running System 7.5.1 or higher
* 32MB RAM
Appears to run OK on Mac OS 7.1.1 for me. YMMV
Note: You may find that SSH2 is not working with a "no supported
authentication methods" error when trying to connect to OpenSSH
servers. A work-around was added to the user comments below:
> MacSSH generates PUTTY-style keys with linebreaks, and you need to
> edit those breaks out in a text editor for OpenSSH to accept the
> key.
With thanks to jons_old_g3 for the heads-up.
[1]:
https://web.archive.org/web/20060414083950/http://pro.wanadoo.fr/chombier/MacSSH/SSH_info.html
