&tde-authors; &tde-release-version; Reviewed: &tde-release-date; &tde-copyright-date; &tde-team; This handbook describes the ssh protocol. TDE ssh protocol The ssh protocol is the Secure Shell protocol, indended for secure (encrypted) communications across networks.The ssh protocol was developed to overcome shortcomings of similar protocols that do not encrypt, such as telnet &underFDL;