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Fugu (software)
Encyclopedia
Fugu is an SFTP
client for Mac OS X
developed by the University of Michigan
's Research Systems Unix Group
(RSUG). It is a graphical shell for OpenSSH
tools that provides a simple interface to all of the features that SSH has.
The name of the program is an homage
to the Blowfish
encryption algorithm used by OpenSSH, as a fugu
is a type of blowfish
.
SSH file transfer protocol
In computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionality over any reliable data stream...
client for Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
developed by the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
's Research Systems Unix Group
Research Systems Unix Group
The Research Systems Unix Group was a workgroup within the University of Michigan Computing Environment - Operations of the Information Technology Central Services at the University of Michigan....
(RSUG). It is a graphical shell for OpenSSH
OpenSSH
OpenSSH is a set of computer programs providing encrypted communication sessions over a computer network using the SSH protocol...
tools that provides a simple interface to all of the features that SSH has.
The name of the program is an homage
Homage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
to the Blowfish
Blowfish (cipher)
Blowfish is a keyed, symmetric block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier and included in a large number of cipher suites and encryption products. Blowfish provides a good encryption rate in software and no effective cryptanalysis of it has been found to date...
encryption algorithm used by OpenSSH, as a fugu
Fugu
is the Japanese word for pufferfish and the dish prepared from it, normally species of genus Takifugu, Lagocephalus, or Sphoeroides, or porcupinefish of the genus Diodon. Fugu can be lethally poisonous due to its tetrodotoxin; therefore, it must be carefully prepared to remove toxic parts and to...
is a type of blowfish
Pufferfish
Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, sugar toads, and sea squab...
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