Using a Windows machine

First install SecureCRT, you can download it for free from OIT.

There are 2 ways to authenticate, either with a regular password (simple), or with a public/private key pair. 

Overview

To ensure the integrity of user accounts, the College of Computing requires encrypted transmission of all credentials. We employ Secure Shell (SSH) to provide secure, remote access to our Linux-based servers. SSH supports both password- and public key-based authentication. The private key takes the place of a password. Instead of typing in a password on the keyboard, you supply a file with your key in it. Private keys are extremely hard to decrypt or guess, and there is no password for a key logger to steal.