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