An SSH client is a software program which uses the

secure shell The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. Its most notable applications are remote login and command-line execution. SSH applications are based ...

protocol to connect to a remote computer. This article compares a selection of notable clients.

General

Platform

The

operating system An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common daemon (computing), services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating systems scheduler (computing), schedule tasks for ef ...

s or

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s the SSH clients are designed to run on without emulation include several possibilities: * ''Partial'' indicates that while it works, the client lacks important functionality compared to versions for other OSs but may still be under development. The list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common platforms today.

Technical

Features

Authentication key algorithms

This table lists standard authentication key algorithms implemented by SSH clients. Some SSH implementations include both server and client implementations and support custom non-standard authentication algorithms not listed in this table.

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