SSH1 |
SSH2 |
OpenSSH |
Keyword |
Value |
Meaning |
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# |
Any text |
Comment line |
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AFSTokenPassing
|
Yes/no |
Forward AFS tokens to server |
|
N |
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AllowAgentForwarding
|
Yes/no |
Enable agent forwarding |
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AllowedAuthentications
|
Auth types |
Permitted authentication techniques |
|
N |
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AuthenticationNotify
|
Yes/no |
Print message on stdout on successful authentication |
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N |
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AuthenticationSuccessMsg
|
Yes/no |
Print message on stderr on successful authentication |
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BatchMode
|
Yes/no |
Disable prompting |
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CheckHostIP
|
Yes/no |
Detect DNS spoofing |
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1 |
Cipher
|
Cipher |
Request encryption cipher |
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2 |
Ciphers
|
Cipher_ list |
Supported encryption ciphers |
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ClearAllForwardings
|
Yes/no |
Ignore any specified forwarding |
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Compression
|
Yes/no |
Enable data compression |
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CompressionLevel
|
0-9 |
Select compression algorithm |
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ConnectionAttempts
|
# attempts |
# of retries by client |
|
N |
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DefaultDomain
|
Domain |
Specify domain name |
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DontReadStdin
|
Yes/no |
Redirect stdin from /dev/ null |
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2 |
DSAAuthentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit SSH-2 DSA authentication |
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EscapeChar
|
Character |
Set escape character (^ = Ctrl key) |
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FallBackToRsh
|
Yes/no |
Use rsh if ssh fails |
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ForcePTTYAllocation
|
Yes/no |
Allocate a pseudo-tty |
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ForwardAgent
|
Yes/no |
Enable agent forwarding |
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ForwardX11
|
Yes/no |
Enable X forwarding |
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GatewayPorts
|
Yes/no |
Gateway locally forwarded ports |
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1 |
GlobalKnownHostsFile
|
Filename |
Location of global known hosts file |
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2 |
GlobalKnownHostsFile2
|
Filename |
Location of global known hosts file |
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GoBackground
|
Yes/no |
Fork into background |
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Host
|
Pattern |
Begin section for this host |
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HostName
|
Hostname |
Real name of host |
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1 |
IdentityFile
|
Filename |
Name of private key file (RSA) |
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2 |
IdentityFile2
|
Filename |
Name of private key file (DSA) |
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KeepAlive
|
Yes/no |
Send keepalive packets |
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KerberosAuthentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit Kerberos authentication |
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KerberosTgtPassing
|
Yes/no |
Support ticket-granting-tickets |
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LocalForward
|
Port, socket |
Local port forwarding |
|
N |
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Macs
|
Algorithm |
Select MAC algorithm |
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NoDelay
|
Yes/no |
Enable Nagle algorithm |
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NumberOfPasswordPrompts
|
# prompts |
# of prompts before failure |
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PasswordAuthentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit password authentication |
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PasswordPrompt
|
String |
Password prompt |
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PasswordPromptHost
|
Yes/no |
Hostname for password prompt |
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PasswordPromptLogin
|
Yes/no |
Username for password prompt |
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Port
|
Port number |
Select server port number |
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ProxyCommand
|
Command |
Connect to proxy server |
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QuietMode
|
Yes/no |
Quiet mode |
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RandomSeedFile
|
Filename |
Location of random seed file |
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RemoteForward
|
Port, socket |
Remote port forwarding |
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RhostsAuthentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit .rhosts authentication |
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RhostsPubKey-Authentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit combined authentication |
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RhostsRSAAuthentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit combined authentication |
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RSAAuthentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit public-key authentication |
|
N |
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PGPSecretKeyfile
|
Filename |
Default location of PGP private key file for authentication |
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SkeyAuthentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit S/Key authentication |
|
N |
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SocksServer
|
Server |
Specify SOCKS server |
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Ssh1AgentCompatibility
|
Yes/no |
Enable SSH1 agent compatibility |
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Ssh1Compatibility
|
Yes/no |
Enable SSH1 compatibility |
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Ssh1Path
|
Filename |
Path to ssh1 |
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SshSignerPath
|
Filename |
Path to ssh-signer2 |
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StrictHostKeyChecking
|
Yes/no/ ask |
Behavior on host key mismatch |
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TISAuthentication
|
Yes/no |
Permit TIS authentication |
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UsePrivilegedPort
|
Yes/no |
Permit privileged port use |
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User
|
Username |
Remote username |
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1 |
UserKnownHostsFile
|
Filename |
Location of user known hosts file |
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2 |
UserKnownHostsFile2
|
Filename |
Location of user known hosts file |
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UseRsh
|
Yes/no |
Use rsh instead of ssh |
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VerboseMode
|
Yes/no |
Verbose mode |
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XAuthLocation
|
Filename |
Location of xauth |