mRemoteNG-OpenSSH
So this is quick tip to use opensh with WITHOUT putty. You just need de cygwin, mintty and openssh
Once these prerequisites are installed, you will need to declare an external tool with the following parameters:
displayname = openssh FileName = [PathTo]\mintty.exe Arguments =-d -o exec bash -cli "[PathTo]/mRemoteNG_OpenSSH.sh -h=%HOSTNAME% -u=%USERNAME% -p=%PORT%" FileName -> like a windows path Arguments -> like a cygwin path
Some explanations : If like me you have openssh with windows 10, you should have a .ssh folder located --> %userprofile%.ssh
You can see with the following cygwin command :
- # ls $ (cygpath $USERPROFILE)/.ssh/config
in this case, make link from % userprofile%.ssh\config file to /etc/ssh_config **) with this command :
- # ln -s $(cygpath $USERPROFILE)/.ssh/config /etc/ssh_config
You can also make links from your files $USERPROFILE)/.ssh/xxx to ~/.ssh/xxx:
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# mkdir ~ / .ssh ## if necessary
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# ln -s $(cygpath $USERPROFILE)/.ssh/id_ed25519 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
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# ln -s $(cygpath $USERPROFILE)/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
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# ln -s $(cygpath $USERPROFILE)/.ssh/authorized_keys ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
NB: if you have admin rights on Windows you should be able to link to the directory. I do not have admin rights on my corporate windows 10 (...)
- # ln -s $(cygpath $USERPROFILE)/.ssh ~/.ssh
For me the advantage of using openssh :
To have the same file for windows, linux, wsl
- Easy to use the cascade Jump via another host configuration in the .ssh/config file
- easy to write ProxyCommand parameters
- In some cases I have to go through corporate http proxy with authentication such as
W10 -> Corporate http proxy -> [docker] Traefic (https) -> [docker] Nginx Proxy -> [docker] SocketServer -> ssh-server
For me, it is easier to configure all this via a simple ssh/config file even if putty we have been providing service since 1999!
Last thing: I use KeePass to store my ssh keys with passphrases and it works perfectly without pageant, no need local ssh keys on W10, linux, etc.
hope this helps while waiting for OpenSSH to work directly with mRemoteNG
**) see https://superuser.com/questions/493270/ssh-config-under-cygwin