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Awesome SSH 
A curated list of SSH apps, libraries and resources.
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Table of Contents
Apps
.ssh/config
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assh
- Transparent wrapper (ProxyCommand) that adds regex, aliases, gateways, includes, dynamic hostnames to SSH and ssh-config
. Previously: advanced-ssh-config
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storm
- Manage your SSH like a boss.
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ansible-ssh-config
- Letting Ansible manage ssh_config
.
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ec2ssh
- A ssh_config
manager for AWS EC2.
-
ssh-config
- A tool to help manage your .ssh/config
file.
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scp - Secure remote file copy utility over SSH.
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rsync - Fast incremental transfer utility that supports SSH.
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sftp - File transfer protocol over SSH.
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curl - Command line tool and library to transfer data (support
sftp
).
Servers
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sshportal
- simple, fun, and transparent SSH (& Telnet) Bastion Server
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ssh2docker
- SSH server to Docker containers.
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ssh-proxy
- Dockerized SSH bastion to proxy SSH connections to arbitrary containers.
-
whosthere
- A SSH server that knows who you are. $ ssh whoami.filippo.io
.
-
sshfront
- Programmable SSH frontend.
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ssh-chat
- Chat over SSH.
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sshcommand
- Turn SSH into a thin client specifically for your app.
-
sshmuxd
- sshmux
frontend.
-
x84
- A python telnet
/ssh
server for modern UTF-8 and classic cp437 network virtual terminals. In spirit of classic software such as ami/x, teleguard, renegade, iniquity.
-
teleport
- Modern SSH server for clusters and teams.
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ShellHub
- A SSH gateway for remotely accessing any Linux device behind firewall and NAT.
Network
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Mosh - The mobile shell.
-
sshfs
- Filesystem client based on the SSH File Transfer Protocol.
-
ngrok
- Introspected tunnels to localhost.
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localtunnel
- Expose localhost servers to the Internet.
-
sshuttle
- Transparent proxy server that works as a poor man's VPN. Forwards over ssh
. Doesn't require admin. Works with Linux and MacOS. Supports DNS tunneling.
-
sshttp
- SSH/HTTP(S) multiplexer. Run a webserver and a sshd
on the same port w/o changes.
-
switcher
- Run SSH and HTTP(S) on the same port.
-
sslh
- Applicative Protocol Multiplexer (i.e: SSH + HTTPS).
-
tund
- SSH reverse tunnel daemon.
-
autossh - Automatically respawn SSH session after network interruption.
-
wssh
- SSH to WebSockets Bridge.
-
docker-volume-sshfs
- sshfs
docker volume plugin.
-
quicssh
- QUIC proxy for SSH
-
sshpiper
- The missing reverse proxy for ssh scp.
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sshhub - Web Service: access your SSH servers behind firewalls (ssh-teamviewer).
Multiplexers
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tmux - Terminal multiplexer.
-
clusterssh
- Cluster admin via SSH.
-
tmux-cssh
- tmux
with a ClusterSSH-like behavior.
-
tm
- tmux
manager / helper.
-
i2cssh
- csshX
like SSH tool for iTerm2.
-
ClusterSSH - Controls a number of
xterm
windows via a single graphical console.
SSH keys / Authentication
-
authy-ssh
- Easy two-factor authentication for SSH servers.
-
github-auth
- SSH key management for GitHub users.
-
cipherhub
- Encrypt messages based on SSH public keys with easy import from GitHub.
-
Slack notifications (archived version) - Guide to setup Slack notifications (can be modified for other services).
-
totp-ssh-fluxer
- A way to make sure your sshd
port changes every 30 seconds.
-
github-keygen
- Easy creation of secure SSH configuration for your GitHub account(s).
-
kr
- Kr agent that route access request to the paired mobile phone where Kryptonite is installed.
-
ServerAuth - Automatically sync SSH access across servers
-
HIBA
- Central management of access to a fleet of machines without pushing authorized_users files.
SSH agent
-
xxh
- Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh.
-
sshrc
- Bring your .bashrc
, .vimrc
, etc. with you when you ssh
.
-
kyrat
- SSH wrapper script that brings your dotfiles always with you on Linux and OSX.
-
ssh-vault
- encrypt/decrypt files using ssh keys
-
ssh-ping
- check if host is reachable using ssh_config
-
SSHPry v2
- Spy & Control os SSH Connected client's TTY
-
redial
- Terminal Based SSH Session Manager for Unix Systems
Automation
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Ansible
- App deployment, configuration management and orchestration over SSH.
-
rtop
- Interactive, remote system monitoring tool based on SSH.
-
DSH - Dancer's shell / distributed shell - Wrapper for executing multiple remote shell commands from one command line.
-
parallel-ssh
- Provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools.
-
SSH Power Tool - Execute commands and upload files to many servers simultaneously without using pre-shared keys.
Web
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Secure Shell chrome extension
-
GateOne
- HTML5-powered terminal emulator and SSH client.
-
KeyBox
- Web-based SSH console that centrally manages administrative access to systems.
-
Apache Guacamole - Apache Guacamole is a HTML5 based clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH.
-
SSHmon
- Real-time GUI to monitor SSH connections and establish port forwardings.
Testing / Honeypots
-
ssh-hammer
- SSH load testing tool.
-
kippo
- SSH Honeypot.
-
cowrie
- SSH Honeypot (based on kippo).
-
sshmitm - SSH monkey-in-the-middle.
-
ssh-audit
- A tool for SSH server auditing.
-
sshesame
- A fake SSH server that lets everyone in and logs their activity.
Alternatives to SSH
-
GoTTY
- Share your terminal as web application.
-
telnet - An unencrypted network protocol and an application used to connect to remote computers and issue commands.
-
ttyd
- Share your terminal over the web.
-
rsh - An unencrypted network protocol and application used to connect to remote computers and issue commands.
Libraries
- C/C++
- Golang
-
crypto/ssh - Built-in SSH client and server library.
-
sftp
- SFTP support for the go.crypto/ssh package.
-
go-sshkit
- Toolkit for building SSH servers and clients in Go.
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Socker
- Library for Go to simplify the use of SSH.
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go-sshkeys - Golang SSH Keys manipulation library
- Java
-
jsch - Pure java, BSD licensed, SSH2 client library.
- Javascript/Node.js
-
ssh2
- SSH2 client and server modules written in pure JavaScript for node.js.
- Python
-
paramiko
- Native Python SSHv2 protocol library.
- Ruby
-
net-ssh
- Pure Ruby implementation of an SSH (protocol 2) client.
Resources
Tutorials
Security
Documentation
License

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