OpenSSH for Mac
SSH protocol connectivity tools.
Free
In English
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OpenSSH overview
OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users of the Internet rely on. Users of telnet, rlogin, and ftp may not realize that their password is transmitted across the Internet unencrypted, but it is. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks. Additionally, OpenSSH provides secure tunneling capabilities and several authentication methods, and supports all SSH protocol versions.
Note: While the software is classified as free, it is actually donationware. Please consider making a donation to help support development.
What's new in version 10.6
Future deprecation notice
- scp(1): begin deprecating the -R flag, which is used to perform a remote-to-remote copy by executing scp on a remote host. This option is a fragile optimisation that is difficult to use because it requires credentials on the remote host. It also creates security risks if the shell quoting rules on the remote system where the copy is performed differ from the client's expectations. From OpenSSH 10.6, this option will continue to work but will cause a deprecation warning to be emitted to standard error. In a future release, the option will be ignored and will leave in place the default remote-to-remote copy behaviour (copy via the host running scp).
- sshd(8): support for platforms that do not allow file descriptor passing and that also require root privilege for PTY allocation will be removed in a future release. Affected platforms are known to include SCO OpenServer 5 and QNX 6 but may include other similarly old operating systems. This deprecation can be avoided if the user community for these platforms is able to assist us in building alternatives, such as avoiding the need for root in PTY allocation.
Full list of changes available here
OpenSSH for Mac
Free
In English
Version 10.6
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Apr 22, 2012
Version: 6.0
Does this coëxist with or overwrite Apple's implementation?
If it overwrites, how can I know whether it will mess up other parts of my Apple-provided infrastructure?
Nov 20, 2006
Version: 4.5
I can't install OpenSSH 4.5 because it looks like the Makefile has a syntax error on line 3. It doesn't seem to like ".include" but it's happy with simply "include" without the dot. If I make that change then it gets a similar syntax error down in /usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk (due to ".if" vs. "if"). I don't want to touch that file.
The original error is:
Makefile:3: *** missing separator. Stop.
MacOS 10.2.8 (old, I know, which is why I want to upgrade ssh), /usr/bin/make is GNU Make version 3.79
Has anybody run into this?
Jul 28, 2001
Version: 2.5.2
Download is unusable when clicked. "File does not appear to be compressed or encoded. Obtain further information about the contents of this file from the sender or provider of the file." Thanks a lot. Me, bitter? Disappointed? An utter waste of download time!
Mar 28, 2001
Version: 2.5.2
err. ok. so it worked flawlessly today. whatever. It works like it should
Mar 27, 2001
Version: 2.5.2
unfortunately, wouldn't let the installation complete..and yes I did go through the whole process of typing in the admin password, trying three times, etc
it also reset some of my preferences in the process. &^%$@^%!