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Reputation: 4371

OSI Model: SSH vs HTTP

I wonder, why SSH is in the Session Layer of Model OSI, but HTTP is in the Application Layer?
as I see it, both are working over TCP/IP communication so why discriminate the two protocols to two different layers?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2933

Answers (1)

LuigiEdlCarno
LuigiEdlCarno

Reputation: 2415

HTTP does not care what way it is sent, it simly consists of text, which can then be parsed by an application "speaking" HTTP, whereas SSH creates a "virtal connection" (session) over an existing network and allows higher-level protocolls (like HTTP) to pass more securely

Upvotes: 4

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