Do you need to manage a remote server or network device? Then you are probably using SSH to connect and manage them. The SSH protocol allows you to co

PowerShell SSH Client and Remoting Explained

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Do you need to manage a remote server or network device? Then you are probably using SSH to connect and manage them. The SSH protocol allows you to connect securely to a remote device over an unsecured network (internet). To use SSH most people use an SSH client tool, like Putty. But did you know that PowerShell has a built-in SSH Client?

The PowerShell SSH client is enabled by default in Windows 10 1809 and higher. This means that you now easily can connect to any remote device from your favorite command-line tool.

We can also use SSH in PowerShell to manage another Windows machine remotely, but you will need to use PowerShell 6 or higher to run the SSH server.

The most common way to use SSH in PowerShell is as an SSH Client. Assuming that you keep your Windows up-to-date you should have SSH enabled by default. You can simply check it by opening PowerShell and type the following command:

You can also use the hostname instead of the IP Address. If you don’t supply a username then your local user account will be used.

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