--- title: Explaining SSH to my Uber Driver | daily.dev description: SSH is a secure, secret tunnel that allows developers to connect to another computer over the internet and perform various tasks. It is commonly used for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/explaining-ssh-to-my-uber-driver-zt5ig5ne7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Explaining SSH to my Uber Driver | daily.dev og:description: SSH is a secure, secret tunnel that allows developers to connect to another computer over the internet and perform various tasks. It is commonly used for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/explaining-ssh-to-my-uber-driver-zt5ig5ne7 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZT5ig5NE7.png og:image:alt: Explaining SSH to my Uber Driver og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Explaining SSH to my Uber Driver **[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 8 min read · 249 upvotes · 5 comments ## Summary SSH is a secure, secret tunnel that allows developers to connect to another computer over the internet and perform various tasks. It is commonly used for deploying code and updating server configurations. SSH's encryption and authorization protocols make it more secure than older communication protocols. By using public-key authentication, SSH protects user information from hackers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@gabrielcmoris** · 3 upvotes > These pictures deserve a standing ovation! 11/10, would hang on my imaginary gallery wall! **@kosharun** · 3 upvotes > I have never read something about such a complex topic that is so well explained. Thanks. 🙂 **@chuvamuda** · 0 upvotes > This is awesome! > > Imagine how much complex topics we can talk about like that! **@garciamvasquez** · 0 upvotes > The how-it-works part is a gem. **@iaros** · 0 upvotes > Superb explanation 👏 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#encryption](https://daily.dev/tags/encryption), [#ssh](https://daily.dev/tags/ssh) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/explaining-ssh-to-my-uber-driver-zt5ig5ne7) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Explaining SSH to my Uber Driver","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/explaining-ssh-to-my-uber-driver-zt5ig5ne7","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/explaining-ssh-to-my-uber-driver-zt5ig5ne7"},"datePublished":"2023-11-29T12:54:55.173Z","dateModified":"2023-11-29T12:54:54.314Z","description":"SSH is a secure, secret tunnel that allows developers to connect to another computer over the internet and perform various tasks. 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