Jan 07, 2019 OpenSSH in Windows.; 2 minutes to read; In this article. OpenSSH is the open-source version of the Secure Shell (SSH) tools used by administrators of Linux and other non-Windows for cross-platform management of remote systems. Back in June, we announced our intentions to bring SSH to Windows by supporting and contributing to the OpenSSH community. Our objective was to not only port OpenSSH so that it worked well on Windows, but to openly contribute those changes back into the portable version of OpenSSH.
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Back in June, we announced our intentions to bring SSH to Windows by supporting and contributing to the OpenSSH community. Our objective was to not only port OpenSSH so that it worked well on Windows, but to openly contribute those changes back into the portable version of OpenSSH. Of the many options available, one clearly stood out: the previous work that NoMachine had already published in bringing OpenSSH to Windows. The NoMachine port was based on OpenSSH 5.9, so we’ve spent the time since our initial announcement working with NoMachine to bring this port in sync with OpenSSH 7.1.
With this initial milestone complete, we are now making the code publicly available and open for public contributions. We will continue to partner with NoMachine on development in this public repository. Please note that this code is still very early and should be treated as a developer preview and is not supported for use in production.
Here’s how our rough roadmap looks:
- Update NoMachine port to OpenSSH 7.1 [Done]
- Leverage Windows crypto api’s instead of OpenSSL/LibreSSL and run as Windows Service
- Address POSIX compatibility concerns
- Stabilize the code and address reported issues
- Production quality release
At this point, the roadmap is specifically around providing a Windows port of OpenSSH with complete feature parity and interoperability. Our goal is to get to milestone 5 within the first half of 2016.
We welcome your contributions, as well as feedback on any issues you run into.
Steve Lee
Principal Software Engineer Manager
PowerShell Team
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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
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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: https://mknew982.weebly.com/windows-password-recovery-advanced.html.
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The default shell used by Windows OpenSSH server is the Windows command shell.