communcaition protocols

[Scripts4me]

Is there a lightweight protocol to use for secure client server data transmissions then ssh? Or is ssh really gonna make my packets that large to begin with?

[scragar]

SSH is prefered because it works, it's secure(having been encrypted), and it's efficient.

If a tiny amount of bandwidth is more important to you than your entire server's security then go for unencrypted telnet, if security is in any way important, then SSH is as good as you are going to get.