A systems administrator is setting up a new SAN. Which of the following protocols should be used to access and manage the system?

WWN (World Wide Name) is a 64-bit identifier assigned to Fibre Channel host bus adapters and ports for device identification, not a management or access protocol.

NTP (Network Time Protocol) synchronizes clocks across systems and has no role in accessing or managing a SAN.

DNS resolves hostnames to IP addresses and provides no mechanism for managing or accessing a SAN device.

SSH (Secure Shell) is the standard protocol for encrypted remote CLI access to storage systems, switches, and servers. SAN management interfaces typically expose an SSH-accessible CLI or management host, and SSH ensures that authentication credentials and administrative commands are protected from interception - a requirement when managing sensitive storage infrastructure.