You are unable to establish an SSH console session from your home computer to a Linux server that hosts a customer database. You suspect that the connection is being blocked by the company firewall. Which port must be open on the firewall to allow this secure console connection?
Port 22 is the default TCP port for Secure Shell (SSH). If this port is blocked, an SSH client cannot establish an encrypted console session with the remote Linux server.
Port 23 is assigned to Telnet, an insecure, clear-text remote-login protocol that should not be used for sensitive systems.
Port 80 handles HTTP web traffic and is unrelated to remote console access.
Port 3389 is used by Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for graphical remote-desktop sessions, not command-line console access to Linux.
Therefore, ensuring that TCP port 22 is open resolves the problem.
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