Security Considerations
Session A session is a set of options that are assigned to a connection to a remote machine. These settings and options are saved under a session name and allow the user to have different preferences for different hosts. security depends on several factors, including whether the connection A data path or circuit between two computers over a phone line, network cable, or other means. you are using to the host is a trusted connection. If it is not, consider whether private or confidential information will be sent and received. A Telnet Telnet is a protocol that provides an interface for communications between clients and servers. session will transmit user ID, password, and other sensitive or private information in an easily readable format.
For maximum security, DO NOT put passwords in script files or run them as mapped keys or as button functions. This information is stored in the SecureCRT configuration file and may be accessible to other users that have access to the computer on which SecureCRT is installed.
Maximum security and privacy on the Internet and local networks requires the use of the Secure Shell Protocols (SSH1 The first version of the SSH protocol which provides a way to encrypt network traffic between a client and a server. or SSH2 The second version of the SSH protocol which provides a way to encrypt network traffic between a client and a server, with a slightly different set of security features than the SSH1 protocol provides.) or the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL SSL is an acronym for the Secure Sockets Layer, a cryptographic communications protocol used to encrypt network traffic over the Internet.) supported in SecureCRT.
Note that although SecureCRT does support the Telnet protocol, SecureCRT Telnet sessions that are not Telnet/SSL are not encrypted. Encrypted connections are achieved through the SSH1, SSH2, and Telnet/SSL protocols.