# SSH Tips and Tricks

DevFeed: [SSH Tips and Tricks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ssh-tips-and-tricks-37852.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/ssh-tips-and-tricks/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2022-08-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>)

Tags: [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [shell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shell.md>), [socket](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/socket.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [tips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tips.md>), [tricks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tricks.md>), [unix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unix.md>)

## AI overview

A practical tutorial covering SSH tips such as signing Git commits and tags with SSH keys, forwarding a Yubikey agent, reusing connections, entering tmux sessions directly, and defining shorter host aliases. It also notes security considerations for agent forwarding and persistent sockets.

## Source excerpt

Since I joined Charm, I've been working and learning more about SSH, and I thought I would share a few quick tips and tricks with you.