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GSI-SSH

GSI-OpenSSH is a modified version of OpenSSH that adds support for GSI authentication and credential forwarding (delegation), providing a single sign-on remote login and file transfer service. Both a GPT package and a standalone patch are available. The patch is built on the GSSAPI patch for OpenSSH by Simon Wilkinson, implementing RFC 4462, with GSI support originally added by Von Welch. We have submitted a patch for GSI support to the OpenSSH team.

The current version of GSI-OpenSSH also includes High Performance Networking (HPN) updates for OpenSSH from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.

Most NGS member sites will only need to install the GSI-SSH server as part of a VDT installation.

VDT installation documentation

The NGS maintains a set of internal documentation detailing how to install VDT. By following these instructions a site can quickly install and configure a wide range of Grid services which are needed in order to become a member, including: GSI, GLUE, MDS, PreWS GRAM, GSI-SSH server and clients, MyProxy clients, VOMS Clients and GridFTP

NGS Site Level Services

For further information on the NGS software stack, please refer to the NGS Site Level Services reference document.

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