Logins from remote machines to CQUEST must use Secure Shell Protocol(SSH) .
CQUEST is using Secure Shell (SSH) terminal program for remote logins
instead of telnet and rlogin shells. SSH is a deterent to snooping of packet
information that travels over the internet. All information is encrypted
before it is sent over the internet. This means that sensitive information
like passwords or confidential information is not a readable format to the
snooper. Use of SSH provides additional security for the user. CQUEST no
longer provides telnet or rlogin access from "Non UofT" IP addresses.
Here are a couple of links to SSH programs for Windows XP/Vista operating
systems. There are more SSH programs besides the two listed below. To find
more SSH programs, do a web search using "SSH" and your operating system
as keywords in your search.
- PuTTY
is a Free Windows SSH Client. (latest version is beta 0.6)
- SecureCRT is a
commercial version from VanDyke. You can also get a trial version good
for 30 days. Product development is ongoing, so newer trail versions
can be obtained.
If you are a MAC user running OS X version 10.0.1 or higher, OpenSSH is built-in
to the OS. Just start a terminal console and use the 'ssh' command to connect
to CQUEST. Server name is login.cquest.utoronto.ca.
This link has
links to a variety of SSH client programs and information about SSH.
If you need help about any of the SSH products that you have downloaded,
please read the documentation provided with the package or contact the
vendor/author of the software.
For CQUEST related access problems please check
CQUEST FAQ page for help.
If the information is not there, you can ask by send a mail to
userhelp AT cquest.utoronto.ca.
Be sure to include the program you are using and a detailed description of
your problem. CQUEST staff will try to resolve the problem.