SSH Jump Server (Part 2)

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Now that I've explained some about SSH and the concept of a jump server (a secondary machine that takes requests and proxy forwards them to other machines on the LAN that are not exposed to the Internet) I'll continue by explaining how to conceptually configure a jump server.  I'll start by reiterating a little about how one works and why we'd use it. A jump server provides extra layers of protection from the bad guys and script kiddies on the Internet.  What you may not know, understand, believe is that someone is attacking your computers (including your phones -- whatever has an OS they are probing and trying to exploit) at your location all the time from all over the world.  There's a whole computer discipline (field of study) about…
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