An associate of mine sent this URL out. It's a good article on SSH with some background on encryption. http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/10/21/134817/35 -- Jerry Feldman Portfolio Partner Engineering 508-467-4315 http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/linux/ Compaq Computer Corp. 200 Forest Street MRO1-3/F1 Marlboro, Ma. 01752