Initial Configuration of SSH Server. To configure the OpenSSH server for initial use on Windows, launch PowerShell as an administrator, then run the following commands to start the SSHD service: Start-Service sshd # OPTIONAL but recommended: Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic' # Confirm the Firewall rule is configured. Jul 23, 2008 Keep in mind that SSH is completely interoperable between different platforms. For example, you could connect to a SSH server on a Cisco router from a Windows client, you could connect to a Linux server from a Cisco router, and you could connect to a Windows 2008 Server from a.
-->The OpenSSH Client and OpenSSH Server are separately installable components in Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 1809.Users with these Windows versions should use the instructions that follow to install and configure OpenSSH.
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Users who acquired OpenSSH from the PowerShell Github repo (https://github.com/PowerShell/OpenSSH-Portable) should use the instructions from there, and should not use these instructions.
Installing OpenSSH from the Settings UI on Windows Server 2019 or Windows 10 1809
OpenSSH client and server are installable features of Windows 10 1809.
To install OpenSSH, start Settings then go to Apps > Apps and Features > Manage Optional Features.
Scan this list to see if OpenSSH client is already installed. If not, then at the top of the page select 'Add a feature', then:
- To install the OpenSSH client, locate 'OpenSSH Client', then click 'Install'.
- To install the OpenSSH server, locate 'OpenSSH Server', then click 'Install'.
Once the installation completes, return to Apps > Apps and Features > Manage Optional Features and you should see the OpenSSH component(s) listed.
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Installing OpenSSH Server will create and enable a firewall rule named 'OpenSSH-Server-In-TCP'. This allows inbound SSH traffic on port 22.
Installing OpenSSH with PowerShell
To install OpenSSH using PowerShell, first launch PowerShell as an Administrator.To make sure that the OpenSSH features are available for install:
Then, install the server and/or client features:
Uninstalling OpenSSH
To uninstall OpenSSH using the Windows Settings, start Settings then go to Apps > Apps and Features > Manage Optional Features.In the list of installed features, select the OpenSSH Client or OpenSSH Server component, then select Uninstall.
To uninstall OpenSSH using PowerShell, use one of the following commands:
A Windows restart may be required after removing OpenSSH, if the service is in use at the time it was uninstalled.
Initial Configuration of SSH Server
To configure the OpenSSH server for initial use on Windows, launch PowerShell as an administrator, then run the following commands to start the SSHD service:
Initial use of SSH
Once you have installed the OpenSSH Server on Windows, you can quickly test it using PowerShell from any Windows device with the SSH Client installed.In PowerShell type the following command:
The first connection to any server will result in a message similar to the following:
The answer must be either “yes” or “no”.Answering Yes will add that server to the local system's list of known ssh hosts.
You will be prompted for the password at this point. As a security precaution, your password will not be displayed as you type.
Once you connect you will see a command shell prompt similar to the following:
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The default shell used by Windows OpenSSH server is the Windows command shell.
Microsoft announced it was bringing an integrated OpenSSH client to Windows in 2015. They’ve finally done it, and an SSH client is hidden in Windows 10’s Fall Creators Update. You can now connect to an Secure Shell server from Windows without installing PuTTY or any other third-party software.
Update:The built-in SSH client is now enabled by default in Windows 10’s April 2018 Update. Here’s how to get the update if you don’t already have it on your PC.
PuTTY may still have more features. According to the project’s bug tracker on GitHub, the integrated SSH client only supports ed25519 keys at the moment.
How to Install Windows 10’s SSH Client
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The SSH client is a part of Windows 10, but it’s an “optional feature” that isn’t installed by default.
To install it, head to Settings > Apps and click “Manage optional features” under Apps & features.
Click “Add a feature” at the top of the list of installed features. If you already have the SSH client installed, it will appear in the list here.
Scroll down, click the “OpenSSH Client (Beta)” option, and click “Install”.
Windows 10 also offers an OpenSSH server, which you can install if you want to run an SSH server on your PC. You should only install this if you actually want to run a server on your PC and not just connect to a server running on another system.
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How to Use Windows 10’s SSH Client
You can now use the SSH client by running the
ssh
command. This works in either a PowerShell window or a Command Prompt window, so use whichever you prefer.To quickly open a PowerShell window, right-click the Start button or press Windows+X and choose “Windows PowerShell” from the menu.
To view the syntax of the ssh command, just run it:
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If you see an error message saying the command isn’t found, you will need to sign out and sign in again. Rebooting your PC will also work. This shouldn’t be necessary, but this is a beta feature.
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This command works the same as connecting to an SSH server via the
ssh
command on other operating systems like macOS or Linux. Its syntax, or command line options, are the same.For example, to connect to an SSH server at ssh.example.com with the username “bob”, you’d run:
By default, the command attempts to connect to an SSH server running on port 22, which is the default. However, you may need to connect to a server running on a different port. You do this by specifying a port with the
-p
switch. For example, if the server accepts connections on port 7777, you’d run:As with other SSH clients, you’ll be prompted to accept the host’s key the first time you connect. You’ll then get a command-line environment you can use to run commands on the remote system.
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