This is Net::SSH::Perl 0.51. PROGRESS Features added in version 0.51: * Blowfish support has now been added. PREREQUISITES * Math::GMP (1.04) * String::CRC32 (1.2) * Digest::MD5 ENCRYPTION CIPHERS Net::SSH::Perl currently supports 4 encryption ciphers: IDEA, DES, 3DES, and Blowfish. In order to use the ciphers you'll need to install the corresponding Crypt:: module. I've not listed any of these modules as prerequisites above, but during the installation process you'll be prompted to add some of these modules so that you can use the encryption. INSTALLATION Net::SSH::Perl installation is relatively straightforward. The only slightly complicated bit is that you'll need to install Crypt:: modules depending on which ciphers you wish to use. This has been made quite easy if you use the CPAN shell to install Net::SSH::Perl; the installation process will ask you which ciphers you wish to have installed, and will then add the Crypt:: modules as prerequisites. The CPAN shell should then install them automatically. Even if you're not using the CPAN shell, the installation script tries to make things easy by detecting which modules you'll need to install, then loading the CPAN shell and installing them, if you want. If you don't like either of those options you'll need to do the installations manually. In which case you'll need to install Math::GMP (version 1.04 or greater), String::CRC32 (version 1.2 or greater), and Digest::MD5, plus any additional Crypt:: modules you wish to use. Net::SSH::Perl itself installs like a Perl module should: % perl Makefile.PL % make && make test && make install SUPPORT Take a look at the scripts in eg/ for help and examples of using Net::SSH::Perl. eg/cmd.pl is just a simple example of some of the functionality, eg/pssh is an ssh-like client for running commands on other servers, and eg/pscp is a very simple scp-like script. Both pssh and pscp support a subset of the command line options that the actual tools support; obviously, only those options supported by Net::SSH::Perl are supported by pssh and pscp. If you have any questions, code samples, bug reports, or feedback, please email them to: ben@rhumba.pair.com COPYRIGHT (C) 2001 Benjamin Trott. All rights reserved.