Open source of contention--SSH!, Feb 26, 2001

SSH, which is derived from the term "secure shell," is a set of standards for encrypting the commands and data sent to a server from an administrator's PC. It is widely used by Linux administrators and others in the open-source community.

Yet the three letters also describe the original program developed by Tatu Ylonen in 1995 and trademarked in March 1998. Now, as the founder of SSH Communications Security, Ylonen wants others to stop using it.

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