What is an SSL VPN ?

An SSL VPN stands for Secure Sockets Layer virtual private network. SSL VPN allows the users to remotely access the restricted network resources via a secure and authenticated pathway. It give the appearance to the user that the user is connected to a local network irrespective of his/her geographical location.

How to download SSL VPN for Linux ?

ASU offers SSL VPN to all of its users. A user can download SSL VPN from myapps.asu.edu.

What is an SSL VPN ?

An SSL VPN stands for Secure Sockets Layer virtual private network. SSL VPN allows the users to remotely access the restricted network resources via a secure and authenticated pathway. It give the appearance to the user that the user is connected to a local network irrespective of his/her geographical location.

How to download SSL VPN for Linux ?

ASU offers SSL VPN to all of its users. A user can download SSL VPN from myapps.asu.edu

  1. Look for CISCO AnyConnect SSLVPN.

Even though you might be working on a PC, at some point of time, you might need to interface to a Unix Machine. You might be doing this now without knowing it! For eg. checking email on your  Math account or accessing this webpage which is on the Math server, a Unix machine!

Here is a brief introduction to access your account on the Math server. The same information can be used for any other Unix machine, provided of course you are a valid user on that system.

What is ssh?

Ssh (Secure Shell) is a program to log into another computer over a network, to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files from one machine to another. It provides strong authentication and secure communications over unsecure channels. It is intended as a replacement for rlogin, rsh, and rcp, but also replaces telnet.

Additionally, ssh provides secure X connections and secure forwarding of arbitrary TCP connections.

 Linux / UNIX Commands

For a basic introduction to linux / UNIX take a look at this  linux_introduction.pdf

Listing files and directories

Name: ls

Description: You can use the ls command to list the files in a directory.

Syntax: 

Welcome to the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Arizona State University!

The following information will be helpful in setting up your ASU accounts and gaining acess to several other applications and services.

ASURITE Activation

ASU will send an email to the address you used to create your account on the ASU HR new applicant website. Use the activation code provided in the email to activate ASURITE authentication.

The school has a number of Linux workstations that may be used by faculty and students for teaching and research only! All machines are networked and can be accessed through ssh, sftp, browsers, etc., from anywhere on the Internet. The school has  dedicated Linux servers "math" for use by faculty & staff and  "mathpost" for use by graduate students only. Both servers can be used as web or compute servers. Other servers or small linux clusters are available for scientific computing. All major applications are installed on these servers.

The following is a list of some of the school's important servers:

Linux Systems

Name

Use

Memory

CPU Speed

Threads

zuse