TinySSH

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TinySSH is a minimal SSH server that implements a subset of SSHv2 features.

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Facts

Website: tinyssh.org
Price: Free tier
Free trial: No
Authentication: TinySSH supports public-key authentication and does not implement password or host-based authentication.
Authorized keys: OpenSSH authorized_keys entries are supported only when they contain a key without options.
Code size: The project says its 20240101 release contains 63,899 words of code.
Compatibility limits: TinySSH does not implement SSH1, compression, port forwarding, agent forwarding, or X11 forwarding.
Cryptography: The project lists Ed25519 host keys, Curve25519 key exchange, ChaCha20-Poly1305, and post-quantum sntrup761x25519 key exchange support.
Downloads: The install page documents source downloads and compilation for Unix, plus installation from Debian's apt package.
File transfer: TinySSH has no SCP program; its FAQ says rsync over SSH can do the same job and that an external SFTP server can be run with the -x switch.
Founded: 2014
Installation: The install page gives Debian package installation instructions and Unix source compilation instructions.
Integrations: The project documents running TinySSH with tcpserver, systemd socket activation, inetd, and BusyBox tcpsvd.
Key compatibility: TinySSH accepts OpenSSH authorized_keys entries containing keys only, without options, and its FAQ says OpenSSH private keys require conversion to TinySSH format.
License: The project says TinySSH is in the public domain.

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