Kahuna and FTP (and other remote access)

The kahuna admin, Byron Jeff, has decided to suspend both ftp and telnet protocols as they are both extremely insecure from a network standpoint. Both shuffle passwords and data around the network in clear text which means that anyone along the way with a network sniffer can intercept such information.

But not to worry. it has been replaced with an SSH server, which has a much higher level of security while offering the same functionality.

Quick Guide for Kahuna PHPMyAdmin access

This guide has been revised to use the native SSH clients of their respective operating systems (Windows 10 or 11, OSX for Mac, Linux).
ActivityTool(s)Guide(s)Notes
Open Command Line (CLI) Tool for your OS Uses native CLI tool. No installation needed. Windows CMD Window

Mac OSX Terminal Window

SSH ssh command on Windows/Mac/Linux SSH CLI with port forwarding Tutorial Type the following command in the CMD/Terminal window.

ssh -L 8080:localhost:80 USERNAME@kahuna.clayton.edu

  • USERNAME above must be replaced with your username given to you by your instructor.
  • On the CSU campus, the above command only works with CSU_Wifi or CSUSecure networks. It will not work on the CSUGuest network.
  • Passwords will be blind typed. Nothing will show on screen. This is normal.
  • On first access SSH will state that "Authenticity cannot be established." and asks if you want to continue. Answer yes to the question.
  • Your CLI tool may retain your command typed above. You may be able to access it again later by using the up arrow key. If your tool does not retain the command, you may want to type the command into a file in order to cut/paste it for later use.
Access PHPMyAdmin Link to local port 8080 PHPMyAdmin on your machine.
  • Use credentials given by your instructor to log in.
  • You can only create databases with name starting with your login. If your login is abc123 then all databases must start with abc123_.
  • All students have select access to employees and birthday databases.

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Hope this helps,

BAJ