PPP over Secure Shell (SSH)
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PPP over Secure Shell (SSH) is an IETF-defined method for encapsulating the Point-to-Point Protocol within SSH sessions to provide secure, encrypted tunneling for network traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PPP over Secure Shell (SSH) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11033235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PPP over Secure Shell (SSH) Context triple: [RFC 2623, title, PPP over Secure Shell (SSH)]
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A.
PPP over Ethernet
PPP over Ethernet is a network protocol that encapsulates Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames to provide authentication, encryption, and IP address management over broadband connections.
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B.
The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol
The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol is a standardized network protocol that defines methods for securely authenticating users and hosts in SSH connections using mechanisms such as passwords, public keys, and keyboard-interactive methods.
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C.
The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Assigned Numbers
"The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Assigned Numbers" is an IETF RFC that catalogs and standardizes the numeric identifiers and registries used by the SSH protocol for its various message types, algorithms, and parameters.
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D.
Point-to-Point Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a data link layer communication protocol used to establish direct connections between two network nodes, commonly for internet access over serial links such as dial-up and leased lines.
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E.
PPP over SONET/SDH
PPP over SONET/SDH is a method for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol frames directly over high-speed SONET/SDH optical transport networks to provide efficient, standardized data link connectivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PPP over Secure Shell (SSH) Target entity description: PPP over Secure Shell (SSH) is an IETF-defined method for encapsulating the Point-to-Point Protocol within SSH sessions to provide secure, encrypted tunneling for network traffic.
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A.
PPP over Ethernet
PPP over Ethernet is a network protocol that encapsulates Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames to provide authentication, encryption, and IP address management over broadband connections.
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B.
The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol
The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol is a standardized network protocol that defines methods for securely authenticating users and hosts in SSH connections using mechanisms such as passwords, public keys, and keyboard-interactive methods.
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C.
The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Assigned Numbers
"The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Assigned Numbers" is an IETF RFC that catalogs and standardizes the numeric identifiers and registries used by the SSH protocol for its various message types, algorithms, and parameters.
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D.
Point-to-Point Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a data link layer communication protocol used to establish direct connections between two network nodes, commonly for internet access over serial links such as dial-up and leased lines.
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E.
PPP over SONET/SDH
PPP over SONET/SDH is a method for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol frames directly over high-speed SONET/SDH optical transport networks to provide efficient, standardized data link connectivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF standard
ⓘ
PPP encapsulation method ⓘ network tunneling protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PPP over SSH ⓘ |
| advantage |
avoids separate IPsec configuration
ⓘ
leverages existing SSH infrastructure ⓘ |
| authenticationProvidedBy | SSH user authentication ⓘ |
| benefit |
can traverse firewalls that allow SSH
ⓘ
uses single TCP port 22 via SSH ⓘ |
| canBeUsedWith |
BSD systems
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ |
| canEncapsulate |
IPv4
ⓘ
IPv6 ⓘ |
| category |
VPN technology
ⓘ
tunneling protocol ⓘ |
| configurationAspect | PPP is run over a pseudo-terminal or SSH tunnel ⓘ |
| definedBy | Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| dependsOn | TCP transport for SSH ⓘ |
| encapsulates | PPP frames ⓘ |
| encryptionProvidedBy | SSH session ⓘ |
| implements | PPP framing over encrypted channel ⓘ |
| layer | data link layer ⓘ |
| networkModel | client-server ⓘ |
| provides |
authentication
ⓘ
confidentiality ⓘ integrity ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encapsulate PPP frames inside SSH sessions
ⓘ
to provide secure encrypted tunneling for network traffic ⓘ |
| relation |
alternative to IPsec-based VPNs
ⓘ
alternative to PPP over SSL ⓘ |
| requires |
PPP implementation on client and server
ⓘ
SSH server access ⓘ |
| scope | point-to-point links ⓘ |
| securityDependsOn |
SSH cipher suites
ⓘ
SSH key management ⓘ |
| securityModel | SSH-based encryption ⓘ |
| supports |
IP traffic
ⓘ
non-IP protocols carried by PPP ⓘ |
| trafficType | bidirectional ⓘ |
| transportedOver | SSH connection ⓘ |
| typicalScenario | user dials into remote network via SSH and runs PPP over the session ⓘ |
| useCase |
creating encrypted point-to-point links
ⓘ
secure remote network access ⓘ securely extending layer-3 connectivity over SSH ⓘ |
| usesProtocol |
Point-to-Point Protocol
ⓘ
Secure Shell ⓘ
linked to:
SSH
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: PPP over Secure Shell (SSH) Description of subject: PPP over Secure Shell (SSH) is an IETF-defined method for encapsulating the Point-to-Point Protocol within SSH sessions to provide secure, encrypted tunneling for network traffic.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.