I was browsing the internet and came across this super useful video explaining SSH tunneling. I am writing this blog as a summary of the concepts I took from the video.

Seaports organize their docks with something called berth numbers. A boat that wants to dock is assigned a berth number. This berth number tells the ship the location where it needs to deliver the goods.

Networking ports are similar. Depending on the data being delivered, the networking protocols assign each data shipment a port number, telling the data where it will be delivered.

Some common port numbers:

• Port 80: For HTTP traffic.
• Port 22: For SSH traffic

Now, what is SSH tunneling? It is a direct, secure connection to another computer. Tunneling allows us to smuggle or send data from one port to another securely.