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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>An &#039;&#039;&#039;SSH client&#039;&#039;&#039; is a software program which uses the secure shell protocol to connect to a remote computer. This article compares a selection of notable clients.<br /> <br /> == General ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small; text-align: center; width: auto; margin: auto auto;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 13em;&quot; | Name<br /> ! Developer<br /> ! Status<br /> !width=60px| First release<br /> !width=60px| Latest release<br /> ! Current version<br /> ! Based on<br /> ! License<br /> ! Source available<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| AbsoluteTelnet<br /> | Celestial Software (Brian Pence)<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 1996<br /> | 2016-10-12<br /> | 10.16&lt;ref&gt;https://www.celestialsoftware.net/absolutetelnet-ssh-client/absolutetelnet/ssh-version-history-9.53.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> | {{Proprietary}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Bitvise SSH Client<br /> | Bitvise Limited<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 2001<br /> | 2020-05-22<br /> | 8.43&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Bitvise SSH Client Version History {{!}} Bitvise|url=https://bitvise.com/ssh-client-version-history|access-date=2020-06-19|website=bitvise.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> | {{Proprietary}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| ConnectBot<br /> | Kenny Root / Jeffrey Sharkey<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 2007-11<br /> | 2019-11-12<br /> | 1.9.6 &lt;ref&gt;[https://connectbot.org/ https://github.com/connectbot/connectbot]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | Trilead SSH-2 for Java<br /> | {{free|Apache}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| CRAX Commander<br /> |Soft4U2 Marcin Słowik<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 2013-09<br /> | 2015-12-01<br /> | 1.10.6<br /> | libSSH2<br /> | {{Proprietary}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Dropbear<br /> | Matt Johnston<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 2003-04-06<br /> | 2017-05-18<br /> | 2017.75<br /> |<br /> |{{free|MIT}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| eSSH Client<br /> | Ecode Software<br /> | {{site inactive}}<br /> | 2002-07<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> | {{Proprietary}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| lsh<br /> | Niels Möller<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 1999-05-23<br /> | 2013-06-26<br /> | 2.1<br /> |<br /> | {{free|GPL}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| OpenSSH (OpenBSD Secure Shell)<br /> | The OpenBSD project<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 1999-12-01<br /> | 2020-05-27<br /> | 8.3&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.3|title=OpenSSH 8.3 release notes}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | ossh<br /> | {{free|BSD}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| PuTTY<br /> | Simon Tatham<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 1999-01-22<br /> | 2020-06-27<br /> | 0.74&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html|title=PuTTY Change Log|publisher=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> | {{free|MIT}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| SecureCRT<br /> | VanDyke Software<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 1998-06<br /> | 2020-02-11<br /> | 8.7.0&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://vandyke.com/products/securecrt/history.txt|title=SecureCRT Release History}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> | {{Proprietary}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Tera Term<br /> | TeraTerm Project<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 2004<br /> | 2018-08-31<br /> | 4.100&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://en.osdn.jp/projects/ttssh2/releases|title=Download Files List – Tera Term – OSDN|publisher=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | Tera Term Pro 2.3 (1994–1998)<br /> | {{free|BSD}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| TN3270 Plus<br /> | SDI USA, Inc.<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 2006<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> | {{Proprietary}}<br /> | {{No}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| TtyEmulator<br /> | FCS Software<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 2002-05<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> | {{Proprietary}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> | {{rh}}| wolfSSH<br /> | wolfSSL<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 2016-07-20<br /> | 2019-10-31<br /> | 1.4.3<br /> | wolfCrypt <br /> | {{Proprietary | GPL or Commercial Distribution}}<br /> | {{Yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| ZOC Terminal<br /> | EmTec, Innovative Software<br /> | {{site active}}<br /> | 1995-07-01<br /> | 2020-01-09<br /> | 7.26.1&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.emtec.com/download.html#zocfiles|title=ZOC version number and version history|publisher=}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |<br /> | {{Proprietary}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Platform ==<br /> The operating systems or virtual machines the SSH clients are designed to run on without emulation include several possibilities:<br /> <br /> &lt;!--* &#039;&#039;No&#039;&#039; indicates that it does not exist or was never released.--&gt;<br /> * &#039;&#039;Partial&#039;&#039; indicates that while it works, the client lacks important functionality compared to versions for other OSs but may still be under development.<br /> &lt;!--* &#039;&#039;Beta&#039;&#039; indicates that while a version is fully functional and has been released, it is still in development (e.g. for stability).<br /> * &#039;&#039;Yes&#039;&#039; indicates that it has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version.<br /> * &#039;&#039;Dropped&#039;&#039; indicates that while the client works, new versions are no longer being released for the indicated OS; the number in parentheses is the last known stable version which was officially released for that OS.<br /> * &#039;&#039;Included&#039;&#039; indicates that the client comes pre-packaged with or has been integrated into the operating system.--&gt;<br /> <br /> The list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common platforms today.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; style=&quot;font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; margin: auto auto;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Name<br /> ! macOS<br /> ! Windows<br /> ! Cygwin<br /> ! BSD<br /> ! Linux<br /> ! Solaris<br /> ! Java<br /> ! OpenVMS<br /> ! z/OS<br /> ! AIX<br /> ! HP-UX<br /> ! iOS<br /> ! Android<br /> ! Maemo<br /> ! Windows Phone<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| AbsoluteTelnet<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Bitvise SSH Client<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| ConnectBot<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| CRAX Commander<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Dropbear<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}{{r|group=Note|iosjailbreak}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| eSSH Client<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| lsh<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{partial}}{{r|group=Note|freebsdonly}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| OpenSSH (OpenBSD Secure Shell)<br /> | {{included}}<br /> | {{included}}{{r|group=Note|win32openssh}}<br /> | {{included}}<br /> | {{included}}<br /> | {{included}}{{r|group=Note|opensshlinux}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}{{r|group=Note|iosjailbreak}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| PuTTY<br /> | {{partial}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{beta}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| SecureCRT<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| SmartFTP<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Tera Term<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| TN3270 Plus<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| TtyEmulator<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| WinSCP<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}{{r|group=Note|iosjailbreak}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| wolfSSH<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| ZOC<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{dunno}}<br /> |-class=&quot;sortbottom&quot;<br /> ! Name<br /> ! OS X<br /> ! Windows<br /> ! Cygwin<br /> ! BSD<br /> ! Linux<br /> ! Solaris<br /> ! Java<br /> ! OpenVMS<br /> ! z/OS<br /> ! AIX<br /> ! HP-UX<br /> ! iOS<br /> ! Android<br /> ! Maemo<br /> ! Windows Phone<br /> |}<br /> {{Reflist|group=Note|refs=<br /> &lt;ref name=freebsdonly&gt;lsh supports only one BSD platform officially, FreeBSD.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=opensshlinux&gt;The majority of Linux distributions have OpenSSH as an official package, but a few do not.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=win32openssh&gt;Included and enabled by default since windows 10 version 1803. Win32-OpenSSH can be installed as an optional component in the Windows versiones before Windows 10 version 1803 to Windows 10 version 1709. Portable version can be download from [https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH Win32-OpenSSH] for other versions.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=iosjailbreak&gt;Only for jailbroken devices.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Technical ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; style=&quot;font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; margin: auto;&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! style=&quot;width: 13em;&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Name<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | User interface<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | SSH1<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | SSH2<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Additional protocols &lt;!-- telnet, rlogin --&gt;<br /> ! colspan=&quot;3&quot; | Tunneling &lt;!-- port forwarding, socks, vpn --&gt;<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Session&lt;br /&gt;multiplexing&lt;br /&gt;{{r|group=Note|mux}}<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Kerberos<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | IPv6<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Terminal<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | SFTP/SCP<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Proxy client{{r|group=Note|connectViaProxy}}<br /> |-<br /> ! TELNET<br /> ! rlogin<br /> ! Port&lt;br /&gt;forwarding<br /> ! SOCKS&lt;br /&gt;{{r|group=Note|SOCKS}}<br /> ! VPN&lt;br /&gt;{{r|group=Note|VPN}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| AbsoluteTelnet<br /> | GUI (multi-session,&lt;br /&gt;single-window)<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt;{{yes|SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Bitvise SSH Client<br /> | GUI or command line<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt;{{yes|SOCKS 4, 5}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Dropbear<br /> | command line<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| lsh<br /> | command line<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| OpenSSH (OpenBSD Secure Shell)<br /> | command line<br /> | {{no}}{{r|group=Note|openssh-drops-ssh1}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{partial| ProxyCommand }}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| PuTTY<br /> | GUI or command line&lt;!-- The command line tool is called &quot;plink&quot; and is bundled --&gt;<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}{{r|group=Note|putty_kerberos}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}{{r|group=Note|scp_bin}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{yes|SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP; Telnet; Local}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| SecureCRT<br /> | GUI<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes|SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP; Telnet; Generic}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| SmartFTP<br /> | GUI (multi-session,&lt;br /&gt;single-window)<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt;{{yes|SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Tera Term<br /> | GUI<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{partial|SCP}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{yes|SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP; Telnet}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| TN3270 Plus<br /> | GUI<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{partial|SOCKS 4}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| TtyEmulator<br /> | GUI or command line<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{yes|SOCKS 4,4a, 5; HTTP Local}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| WinSCP {{r|group=Note|winscp_contributions}}<br /> | GUI or command line<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{partial|limited}}{{r|group=Note|winscp_tunneling}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{partial|simple}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{yes|SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP; Telnet; Local}}<br /> &lt;!-- keeping this section disabled. Goto discussion to find out why its kept disabled |--&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- re-enabling this section, unable to find reason in discussion why it was disabled |--&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| wolfSSH<br /> | command line<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{no}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | {{partial|simple}}<br /> | {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; ?<br /> &lt;!-- keeping this section disabled. Goto discussion to find out why its kept disabled |--&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- re-enabling this section, unable to find reason in discussion why it was disabled |--&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| ZOC<br /> | TDI or command line<br /> | &lt;!-- SSH1 --&gt;{{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- SSH2 --&gt;{{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Telnet --&gt;{{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Rlogin --&gt;{{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Port forwarding --&gt;{{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- SOCKS --&gt;{{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- VPN --&gt;{{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Session multiplexing --&gt;{{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Kerberos --&gt;{{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- IPv6 --&gt;{{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- terminal --&gt;{{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- SFTP/SCP --&gt;{{yes|SCP through terminal}}{{r|group=Note|zoc_scp_through_terminal}}<br /> | &lt;!-- proxy --&gt; {{yes|SOCKS 4; 5; HTTP; Jumpserver}}<br /> |-<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Name<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | User interface<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | SSH1<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | SSH2<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Additional protocols &lt;!-- telnet, rlogin --&gt;<br /> ! colspan=&quot;3&quot; | Tunneling &lt;!-- port forwarding, socks, vpn --&gt;<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Session&lt;br /&gt;multiplexing&lt;br /&gt;{{r|group=Note|mux}}<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Kerberos<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | IPv6<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Terminal<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | SFTP/SCP<br /> ! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Proxy client{{r|group=Note|connectViaProxy}}<br /> |-<br /> ! TELNET<br /> ! rlogin<br /> ! Port&lt;br /&gt;forwarding<br /> ! SOCKS&lt;br /&gt;{{r|group=Note|SOCKS}}<br /> ! VPN&lt;br /&gt;{{r|group=Note|VPN}}<br /> |}<br /> {{Reflist|group=Note|refs=<br /> &lt;ref name=VPN&gt;The ability for the SSH client to establish a VPN, e.g. using TUN/TAP.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=SOCKS&gt;The ability for the SSH client to perform dynamic port forwarding by acting as a local SOCKS proxy.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=connectViaProxy&gt;Can the SSH client connect itself through a proxy? This is distinct from offering a SOCKS proxy or port forwarding.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=putty_kerberos&gt;[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html The version 0.63 supports GSSAPI. Successfully tested on Win 8 using Active Directory]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=openssh-drops-ssh1&gt;OpenSSH deleted SSH protocol version 1 support in [https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.6 version 7.6 (2017-10-03)]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=scp_bin&gt;The PuTTY developers provide SCP and SFTP functionality as binaries for separate download.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=mux&gt;[http://archive09.linux.com/articles/54498 Accelerating OpenSSH connections with ControlMaster].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=winscp_tunneling&gt;[http://winscp.net/eng/docs/tunneling WinSCP connection tunneling].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=winscp_contributions&gt;Winscp bundles a number of software components including putty. [https://winscp.net/eng/docs/contributions].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=zoc_scp_through_terminal&gt;[https://www.emtec.com/zoc/features.html SCP according to ZOC features page].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Features ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; style=&quot;font-size: smaller; text-align: center; width: auto; margin: auto auto;&quot;<br /> ! Name<br /> ! Keyboard mapping<br /> ! Session tabs<br /> ! ZMODEM transfers<br /> ! Find text in buffer<br /> ! Mouse input support{{r|group=Note|mouse_input}}<br /> ! Unicode support<br /> ! URL hyperlinking<br /> ! Public key authentication<br /> ! Smart card support<br /> ! Hardware encryption<br /> ! FIPS 140-2 validation<br /> ! Scripting<br /> ! Shared Database<br /> ! Auto-reconnect<br /> ! CA Certificates<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| AbsoluteTelnet<br /> | &lt;!-- keyboard remapping --&gt; {{yes|full}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Bitvise SSH Client<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |{{partial}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| OpenSSH (OpenBSD Secure Shell)<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |{{yes}}{{r|group=Note|openssh_mouse_input}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{partial|not native}}{{r|group=Note|openssh_url_highlight}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}{{r|group=Note|openssh_smartcard}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{partial}}{{r|group=Note|openssh_fips}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> |{{No}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{yes}}{{r|group=Note|opensshCA}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| PuTTY<br /> | &lt;!-- keyboard remapping --&gt;{{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- session tabs --&gt; {{no}}{{r|group=Note|puttyTabs}}<br /> | &lt;!-- ZMODEM --&gt; {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- find text --&gt; {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- mouse --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Unicode --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- URL hyperlinking --&gt; {{no}}{{r|group=Note|puttyHyperlink}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Public key authentication --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- smartcard --&gt; {{no}}{{r|group=Note|puttySmartcard}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Hardware encryption --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- FIPS 140-2 validation --&gt; {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Scripting --&gt; {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Shared Database --&gt; {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}{{r|group=Note|puttyCA}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| SecureCRT<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| SmartFTP<br /> | &lt;!-- keyboard remapping --&gt; {{partial}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes|AES-NI}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| Tera Term<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| TN3270 Plus<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| TtyEmulator<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |-<br /> |{{rh}}| wolfSSH<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> |{{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | {{rh}}| ZOC<br /> | &lt;!-- keyboard remapping --&gt;{{yes|full}}<br /> | &lt;!-- session tabs --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- ZMODEM --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- find text --&gt; {{yes|Alt+F}}<br /> | &lt;!-- mouse --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Unicode --&gt; {{yes|UTF-8}}<br /> | &lt;!-- URL hyperlinking --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Public key authentication --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- smartcard --&gt; {{yes|pkcs#11}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Hardware encryption --&gt; {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- FIPS 140-2 validation --&gt; {{no}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Scripting --&gt; {{yes}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Shared Database --&gt; {{dunno}}<br /> | &lt;!-- Auto-reconnect --&gt;{{dunno}}<br /> |{{dunno}}<br /> |}<br /> {{Reflist|group=Note|refs=<br /> &lt;ref name=mouse_input&gt;The ability to transmit mouse input to text mode applications such as Midnight Commander&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=openssh_smartcard&gt;OpenSSH needs to be patched to ask for the pin of the smartcard. If you don&#039;t want to patch OpenSSH [http://www.gnulinuxmag.com/index.php?2006/11/08/38-precisions-sur-l-article-smartcard-de-glmf-88 you can use ssh-agent (the link is in french)].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=opensshCA&gt;OpenSSH supports the minimal certificate format since v5.4. See the release notes for OpenSSH v5.4. [http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.4]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=puttyCA&gt;Putty v71.0 doesn&#039;t support Openssh Certificates. See Ben Harris&#039; 2016-04-21 wish. [https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/ssh2-openssh-certkeys.html] and [https://git.tartarus.org/?p=simon/putty-wishlist.git;a=history;f=data/ssh2-openssh-certkeys;hb=refs/heads/master]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=puttySmartcard&gt;PuTTY does not support smart cards, but is supported in [http://sourceforge.net/projects/puttywincrypt/ puttywincrypt], [http://www.risacher.org/putty-cac/ PuTTY-CAC], and in [http://smartcard-auth.de/ssh-en.html Smartcard Authentication – Secure &amp; Easy putty version].&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=puttyTabs&gt;PuTTY does not support &#039;&#039;tabs&#039;&#039; directly, but many wrappers are available that do (e.g. [http://www.unixmantra.com/2013/04/putty-connection-manager-tabbed-putty.html PuTTY Connection Manager], [https://github.com/jimradford/superputty SuperPuTTY], [http://ttyplus.com/multi-tabbed-putty/ MTPuTTY], [https://sites.google.com/site/macdsite/utilidades/puttytabmanager/ PuTTYTabManager], [http://www.mremoteng.org/ mRemoteNG], [http://winsshterm.blogspot.com/ WinSSHTerm], [http://puttymanager.sourceforge.net/ PuTTY Manager], [https://www.raisin.de/putty-tabs/putty-tabs.html PuttyTabs] and [https://spoox.org/projects/twsc/ TWSC (Terminal Window ShortCuts)]).&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=puttyHyperlink&gt;PuTTY does not support this, some forks of PuTTY do (e.g. [http://haanstra.eu/putty/ PuTTY Tray] and [http://www.9bis.net/kitty/ KiTTY]).&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=openssh_fips&gt;[http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140val-all.htm#1791 Validated when running OpenSSH 2.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 in FIPS mode] or [http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140val-all.htm#1385 when running OpenSSH 1.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 in FIPS mode]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=openssh_mouse_input&gt;Only when the terminal itself supports mouse input. Most graphical ones do, e.g. xterm&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &lt;ref name=openssh_url_highlight&gt;No native URL highlighting; however most graphical consoles support URL highlighting&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ---&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [http://linuxmafia.com/ssh/java.html SSH for Java] – Comparing Java clients</div>

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