Re: difference between SSL, SSH and VPN

From: Joss (joss_at_pleasereplytogroup.com)
Date: 05/19/03 

Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:23:27 +0000 (UTC)

so, why would you use SSH over VPN, or vice versa?

Jo
"Eric Hanchrow" <offby1@blarg.net> wrote in message
news:87d6ihk096.fsf@blarg.net...
> >>>>> "Per" == Per Hedeland <per@hedeland.org> writes:
>
> Per> SSH doesn't use SSL at all.
>
> You're right; what I was thinking was "OpenSSH links with the OpenSSL
> library". But I guess it does so only to get low-level crypto stuff
> that isn't directly related to SSL (but is presumably also used by
> OpenSSL).
>
> --
> Open-source software has fewer bugs because it admits the possibility of
bugs.
> -- Paul Graham

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