libssh is a C library that enables you to write a program that uses the SSH protocol. With it, you can remotely execute programs, transfer files, or use a secure and transparent tunnel for your remote programs. The SSH protocol is encrypted, ensures data integrity, and provides strong means of authenticating both the server of the client. The library hides a lot of technical details from the SSH protocol, but this does not mean that you should not try to know about and understand these ...

A suite of examples that demonstrate many of the features of SSHAPI. Most can be used with any provider, and there are some example usage of the capability query features.

Clones of the commands provided by OpenSSH that are option compatible wherever possible. scp - Secure copy sftp - Secure File Transfer Protocol client ssh - A shell (with some restrictions) ssh-keygen - Generate identities