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Table of Contents

- Apps (#apps)
  - .ssh/config (#sshconfig)
  - Tools using the SSH protocol (#tools-using-the-ssh-protocol)
  - Servers (#servers)
  - Network (#network)
  - Multiplexers (#multiplexers)
  - SSH Keys / Authentication (#ssh-keys--authentication)
  - SSH agent (#ssh-agent)
  - Tools (#tools)
  - Automation (#automation)
  - Web (#web)
  - Testing / Honeypots (#testing--honeypots)
  - Alternatives to SSH (#alternatives-to-ssh)
- Libraries (#libraries)
- Resources (#resources)
  - Tutorials (#tutorials)
  - Security (#security)
  - Documentation (#documentation)
  - Community (#community)

Apps

.ssh/config

⟡ assh (https://github.com/moul/assh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/moul/advanced-ssh-config.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/moul/advanced-ssh-config) - Transparent wrapper (ProxyCommand) that adds regex,
aliases, gateways, includes, dynamic hostnames to SSH and ssh-config. _Previously: advanced-ssh-config_
⟡ storm (https://github.com/emre/storm) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/emre/storm.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/emre/storm) - Manage your SSH like a boss.
⟡ ansible-ssh-config (https://github.com/gaqzi/ansible-ssh-config) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/gaqzi/ansible-ssh-config.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/gaqzi/ansible-ssh-config) - Letting Ansible manage
ssh_config.
⟡ ec2ssh (https://github.com/mirakui/ec2ssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mirakui/ec2ssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/mirakui/ec2ssh) - A ssh_config manager for AWS EC2.
⟡ ssh-config (https://github.com/dbrady/ssh-config) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dbrady/ssh-config.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/dbrady/ssh-config) - A tool to help manage your .ssh/config file.

Tools using the SSH protocol

⟡ scp (http://linux.die.net/man/1/scp) - Secure remote file copy utility over SSH.
⟡ rsync (https://rsync.samba.org) - Fast incremental transfer utility that supports SSH.
⟡ sftp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol) - File transfer protocol over SSH.
⟡ curl (http://curl.haxx.se) - Command line tool and library to transfer data (support sftp).

Servers

⟡ sshportal (https://github.com/moul/sshportal) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/moul/sshportal.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/moul/sshportal) - simple, fun, and transparent SSH (& Telnet) Bastion Server
⟡ ssh2docker (https://github.com/moul/ssh2docker) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/moul/ssh2docker.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/moul/ssh2docker) - SSH server to Docker containers.
⟡ ssh-proxy (https://github.com/ml-tooling/ssh-proxy) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ml-tooling/ssh-proxy.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/ml-tooling/ssh-proxy) - Dockerized SSH bastion to proxy SSH 
connections to arbitrary containers.
⟡ whosthere (https://github.com/FiloSottile/whosthere) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/FiloSottile/whosthere.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/FiloSottile/whosthere) - A SSH server that knows who you are. 
$ ssh whoami.filippo.io.
⟡ sshfront (https://github.com/gliderlabs/sshfront) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/gliderlabs/sshfront.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/gliderlabs/sshfront) - Programmable SSH frontend.
⟡ ssh-chat (https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/shazow/ssh-chat.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat) - Chat over SSH.
⟡ sshcommand (https://github.com/dokku/sshcommand) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dokku/sshcommand.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/dokku/sshcommand) - Turn SSH into a thin client specifically for your app.
⟡ sshmuxd (https://github.com/joushou/sshmuxd) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/joushou/sshmuxd.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/joushou/sshmuxd) - sshmux frontend.
⟡ x84 (https://github.com/jquast/x84) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jquast/x84.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/jquast/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 (https://github.com/gravitational/teleport) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/gravitational/teleport.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/gravitational/teleport) - Modern SSH server for clusters and 
teams.
⟡ ShellHub (https://github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/shellhub-io/shellhub.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub) - A SSH gateway for remotely accessing any 
Linux device behind firewall and NAT.

Network

⟡ Mosh (https://mosh.mit.edu) - The mobile shell.
⟡ sshfs (https://github.com/libfuse/sshfs) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/libfuse/sshfs.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/libfuse/sshfs) - Filesystem client based on the SSH File Transfer Protocol.
⟡ ngrok (https://github.com/inconshreveable/ngrok) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/inconshreveable/ngrok.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/inconshreveable/ngrok) - Introspected tunnels to localhost.
⟡ localtunnel (https://github.com/progrium/localtunnel) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/progrium/localtunnel.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/progrium/localtunnel) - Expose localhost servers to the Internet.
⟡ sshuttle (https://github.com/sshuttle/sshuttle) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/sshuttle/sshuttle.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/sshuttle/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 (https://github.com/stealth/sshttp) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stealth/sshttp.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/stealth/sshttp) - SSH/HTTP(S) multiplexer. Run a webserver and a sshd on the same 
port w/o changes.
⟡ switcher (https://github.com/jamescun/switcher) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jamescun/switcher.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/jamescun/switcher) - Run SSH and HTTP(S) on the same port.
⟡ sslh (https://github.com/yrutschle/sslh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/yrutschle/sslh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/yrutschle/sslh) - Applicative Protocol Multiplexer (i.e: SSH + HTTPS).
⟡ tund (https://github.com/aphyr/tund) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/aphyr/tund.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/aphyr/tund) - SSH reverse tunnel daemon.
⟡ autossh (http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/) - Automatically respawn SSH session after network interruption.
⟡ wssh (https://github.com/aluzzardi/wssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/aluzzardi/wssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/aluzzardi/wssh) - SSH to WebSockets Bridge.
⟡ docker-volume-sshfs (https://github.com/vieux/docker-volume-sshfs) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/vieux/docker-volume-sshfs.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/vieux/docker-volume-sshfs) - sshfs docker 
volume plugin.
⟡ quicssh (https://github.com/moul/quicssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/moul/quicssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/moul/quicssh) - QUIC proxy for SSH
⟡ sshpiper (https://github.com/tg123/sshpiper) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tg123/sshpiper.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/tg123/sshpiper) - The missing reverse proxy for ssh scp.
⟡ sshhub (https://sshhub.de) - Web Service: access your SSH servers behind firewalls (ssh-teamviewer).

Multiplexers

⟡ tmux (https://tmux.github.io) - Terminal multiplexer.
⟡ clusterssh (https://github.com/duncs/clusterssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/duncs/clusterssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/duncs/clusterssh) - Cluster admin via SSH.
⟡ tmux-cssh (https://github.com/dennishafemann/tmux-cssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dennishafemann/tmux-cssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/dennishafemann/tmux-cssh) - tmux with a ClusterSSH-like 
behavior.
⟡ tm (https://github.com/Ganneff/tm) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Ganneff/tm.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/Ganneff/tm) - tmux manager / helper.
⟡ i2cssh (https://github.com/wouterdebie/i2cssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/wouterdebie/i2cssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/wouterdebie/i2cssh) - csshX like SSH tool for iTerm2.
⟡ ClusterSSH (http://sourceforge.net/projects/clusterssh/) - Controls a number of xterm windows via a single graphical console.

SSH keys / Authentication

⟡ authy-ssh (https://github.com/authy/authy-ssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/authy/authy-ssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/authy/authy-ssh) - Easy two-factor authentication for SSH servers.
⟡ github-auth (https://github.com/chrishunt/github-auth) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/chrishunt/github-auth.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/chrishunt/github-auth) - SSH key management for GitHub users.
⟡ cipherhub (https://github.com/substack/cipherhub) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/substack/cipherhub.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/substack/cipherhub) - Encrypt messages based on SSH public keys with 
easy import from GitHub.
⟡ Slack notifications (http://www.ryanbrink.com/slack-ssh-session-notifications/) (archived version (https://web.archive.org/web/20160505202303/http://www.ryanbrink.com/slack-ssh-session-notifications/)) - Guide to setup Slack 
notifications (can be modified for other services).
⟡ totp-ssh-fluxer (https://github.com/benjojo/totp-ssh-fluxer) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/benjojo/totp-ssh-fluxer.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/benjojo/totp-ssh-fluxer) - A way to make sure your sshd
port changes every 30 seconds.
⟡ github-keygen (https://github.com/dolmen/github-keygen) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dolmen/github-keygen.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/dolmen/github-keygen) - Easy creation of secure SSH 
configuration for your GitHub account(s).
⟡ kr (https://github.com/KryptCo/kr) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dolmen/github-keygen.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/KryptCo/kr) - Kr agent that route access request to the paired mobile phone where 
Kryptonite is installed.
⟡ ServerAuth (https://serverauth.com) - Automatically sync SSH access across servers
⟡ HIBA (https://github.com/google/hiba) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/google/hiba.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/google/hiba) - Central management of access to a fleet of machines without pushing 
authorized_users files.

SSH agent

⟡ ssh-ident (https://github.com/ccontavalli/ssh-ident) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ccontavalli/ssh-ident.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/ccontavalli/ssh-ident) - Different agents and different keys for 
different projects, with ssh.
⟡ oh-my-zsh/plugins/ssh-agent (https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh) - ssh-agent plugin 
for zsh.
⟡ sshecret (https://github.com/thcipriani/sshecret) - Automatically create and manage multiple agents for multiple keys.

Tools

⟡ xxh (https://github.com/xxh/xxh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/xxh/xxh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/xxh/xxh) - Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh.
⟡ sshrc (https://github.com/danrabinowitz/sshrc) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/danrabinowitz/sshrc.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/danrabinowitz/sshrc) - Bring your .bashrc, .vimrc, etc. with you when you
ssh.
⟡ kyrat (https://github.com/fsquillace/kyrat) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/fsquillace/kyrat.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/fsquillace/kyrat) - SSH wrapper script that brings your dotfiles always with 
you on Linux and OSX.
⟡ ssh-vault (https://github.com/ssh-vault/ssh-vault) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ssh-vault/ssh-vault.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/ssh-vault/ssh-vault) - encrypt/decrypt files using ssh keys
⟡ ssh-ping (https://github.com/vaporup/ssh-tools) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/vaporup/ssh-tools.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/vaporup/ssh-tools) - check if host is reachable using ssh_config
⟡ SSHPry v2 (https://github.com/nopernik/SSHPry2.0) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/nopernik/SSHPry2.0.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/nopernik/SSHPry2.0) - Spy & Control os SSH Connected client's TTY
⟡ redial (https://github.com/taypo/redial) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/taypo/redial?style=social) (https://github.com/taypo/redial) - Terminal Based SSH Session Manager for Unix Systems

Automation

⟡ Ansible (https://github.com/ansible/ansible) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ansible/ansible.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/ansible/ansible) - App deployment, configuration management and orchestration 
over SSH.
⟡ rtop (https://github.com/rapidloop/rtop) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/rapidloop/rtop.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/rapidloop/rtop) - Interactive, remote system monitoring tool based on SSH.
⟡ DSH - Dancer's shell / distributed shell (https://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/software/dsh.html.en) - Wrapper for executing multiple remote shell commands from one command line.
⟡ parallel-ssh (https://github.com/ParallelSSH/parallel-ssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ParallelSSH/parallel-ssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/ParallelSSH/parallel-ssh) - Provides parallel versions 
of OpenSSH and related tools.
⟡ SSH Power Tool (https://code.google.com/p/sshpt/) - Execute commands and upload files to many servers simultaneously without using pre-shared keys.

Web

⟡ Secure Shell chrome extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/secure-shell/pnhechapfaindjhompbnflcldabbghjo?hl=en)
⟡ GateOne (https://github.com/liftoff/GateOne) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/liftoff/GateOne.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/liftoff/GateOne) - HTML5-powered terminal emulator and SSH client.
⟡ KeyBox (https://github.com/skavanagh/KeyBox) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/skavanagh/KeyBox.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/skavanagh/KeyBox) - Web-based SSH console that centrally manages 
administrative access to systems.
⟡ Apache Guacamole (https://guacamole.incubator.apache.org/) - Apache Guacamole is a HTML5 based clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH.
⟡ SSHmon (https://github.com/hpello/sshmon) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/hpello/sshmon.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/hpello/sshmon) - Real-time GUI to monitor SSH connections and establish port 
forwardings.

Testing / Honeypots

⟡ ssh-hammer (https://github.com/shazow/ssh-hammer) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/shazow/ssh-hammer.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/shazow/ssh-hammer) - SSH load testing tool.
⟡ kippo (https://github.com/desaster/kippo) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/desaster/kippo.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/desaster/kippo) - SSH Honeypot.
⟡ cowrie (https://github.com/micheloosterhof/cowrie) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/micheloosterhof/cowrie.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/micheloosterhof/cowrie) - SSH Honeypot (based on kippo).
⟡ sshmitm (http://linux.die.net/man/8/sshmitm) - SSH monkey-in-the-middle.
⟡ ssh-audit (https://github.com/arthepsy/ssh-audit) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/arthepsy/ssh-audit.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/arthepsy/ssh-audit) - A tool for SSH server auditing.
⟡ sshesame (https://github.com/jaksi/sshesame) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jaksi/sshesame.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/jaksi/sshesame) - A fake SSH server that lets everyone in and logs their 
activity.


Alternatives to SSH

⟡ GoTTY (https://github.com/yudai/gotty) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/yudai/gotty.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/yudai/gotty) - Share your terminal as web application.
⟡ telnet (http://www.telnet.org/htm/faq.htm) - An unencrypted network protocol and an application used to connect to remote computers and issue commands.
⟡ ttyd (https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tsl0922/ttyd.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd) - Share your terminal over the web.
⟡ rsh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Shell) - An unencrypted network protocol and application used to connect to remote computers and issue commands.

Libraries

⟡ C/C++
  ⟡ libssh (https://www.libssh.org) - The SSH library.
⟡ Golang
  ⟡ crypto/ssh (https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/crypto/ssh) - Built-in SSH client and server library.
  ⟡ sftp (https://github.com/pkg/sftp) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/pkg/sftp.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/pkg/sftp) - SFTP support for the go.crypto/ssh package.
  ⟡ go-sshkit (https://github.com/shazow/go-sshkit) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/shazow/go-sshkit.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/shazow/go-sshkit) - Toolkit for building SSH servers and clients in Go.
  ⟡ Socker (https://github.com/cosiner/socker) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/cosiner/socker.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/cosiner/socker) - Library for Go to simplify the use of SSH.
  ⟡ go-sshkeys (https://github.com/moul/go-sshkeys) - Golang SSH Keys manipulation library
⟡ Java
  ⟡ jsch (http://www.jcraft.com/jsch/) - Pure java, BSD licensed, SSH2 client library.
⟡ Javascript/Node.js
  ⟡ ssh2 (https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mscdex/ssh2.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2) - SSH2 client and server modules written in pure JavaScript for node.js.
⟡ Python
  ⟡ paramiko (https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/paramiko/paramiko.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko) - Native Python SSHv2 protocol library.
⟡ Ruby
  ⟡ net-ssh (https://github.com/net-ssh/net-ssh) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/net-ssh/net-ssh.svg?style=social&label=stars) (https://github.com/net-ssh/net-ssh) - Pure Ruby implementation of an SSH (protocol 2) client.

Resources

Tutorials

⟡ How to use SSH to Connect to a Remote Server (https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-ssh-to-connect-to-a-remote-server-in-ubuntu)
⟡ Best practices (https://blog.0xbadc0de.be/archives/300)
⟡ Granting Temporary Access to Your Servers (Using Signed SSH Keys) (http://linux-audit.com/granting-temporary-access-to-servers-using-signed-ssh-keys/)
⟡ How to SSH login without a password (https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/ssh-login-without-password-using-ssh-keys/)
⟡ Gist: SSH Recipes (https://gist.github.com/mjalajel/beaa91a5f8d04ebb464c2c28da01406a) - Collection of recipes for writing awesome ssh config files.

Security

⟡ 01/14/2016 (https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-0777) - Integer Overflow CVE 2016 077**7-8** .
⟡ Security/Guidelines/OpenSSH - MozillaWiki (https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Guidelines/OpenSSH) - sshd\_config for 6.7+, 5.3.
⟡ Applied-Crypto-Hardening (https://github.com/BetterCrypto/Applied-Crypto-Hardening) !stars (https://img.shields.io/github/stars/BetterCrypto/Applied-Crypto-Hardening.svg?style=social&label=stars) 
(https://github.com/BetterCrypto/Applied-Crypto-Hardening) - sshd\_config for 6.X

Documentation

⟡ man page (http://linux.die.net/man/1/ssh)
⟡ Specifications (OpenSSH) (http://www.openssh.com/specs.html)
⟡ Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell)

Community

⟡ StackOverflow (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/ssh)
⟡ ServerFault (http://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/ssh)

License

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