OpenSSH for Windows

OpenSSH for Windows is a free package that installs a minimal OpenSSH server and client utilities in the Cygwin package without needing the full Cygwin installation.

The OpenSSH for Windows package provides full SSH/SCP/SFTP support. SSH terminal support provides a familiar Windows Command prompt, while retaining Unix/Cygwin-style paths for SCP and SFTP.

Under New Developer

A new developer is in house, clearing out the dust and getting this project rolling again. Here are some of the changes to come in the near future:

Updated release based on OpenSSH 5.1p1
Release format in MSI (Windows Installer)
A new webpage (this page)
Answered questions in the forums, yay!

Archived Release 3.81p1-1 / 9 July 2004

OpenSSH 3.8.1p1 based setup using NSIS 2.0
The new release only updates the versions, no new functionality exists. Better functionality coming soon.
Due to some licensing issues, the older 3.71p1-1 - 20031015 Installer is no longer available. (I forgot to put up the cygwin source in the move, and I can't find the source files currently).
Any references to lexa.mckenna.edu should be disregarded, as I am no longer continuing the project on that server (I was getting between 700 megabytes to 1 gigabyte a day in traffic, so I decided to move to SourceForge).

General Features

Windows NT Service Support
Full install about 5mb, installer under 3mb (Cygwin bloat has increased the size)
Windows Command Prompt support for SSH Terminal
SCP/SFTP server support
Command-line clients included

Sections

General Information - About SSH and the Windows package, security notes.
Installer Information - Detail on how the installer works, including information on how to install manually.
Support Information - How to find support for the package, announcement lists, and other support information.
Downloads - Binaries, special files, and source code.

Donations

If you want to help development of OpenSSH, look at the T-Shirt and Poster the OpenBSD group sells, the profits go to the project. Look at the main OpenSSH WebSite (http://www.openssh.com/).

OpenSSH for Windows / Updated: 27 January 2009