Ssh Bitvise Client
Raul Herrera
Obfuscated SSH with an optional keyword. When supported and enabled in both the client and server, obfuscation makes it more difficult for an observer to detect that the protocol being used is SSH. (Protocol; OpenSSH patches)
Bitvise SSH Client provides integrated access to the SSH server's console, either via VT-100 and xterm protocols supported by most SSH servers on any platform, or via the enhanced bvterm protocol supported by Bitvise SSH Server:
When using Bitvise SSH Client to connect to a GSSAPI-enabled SSH server in the same or a trusted Windows domain, you can let Kerberos 5 (or on older platforms, NTLM) perform the server as well as user authentication for you. No manual host key verification; no management of user passwords and public keys. Just tell the SSH client which server in the domain to connect to, and if that server is Bitvise SSH Server or another server with compatible support for GSSAPI, the two programs will authenticate and establish a secure connection automatically.
Dynamic tunneling via integrated proxysupporting SOCKS4, SOCKS4A, SOCKS5 and HTTP CONNECT proxy tunnelingprotocols. Configure your applications to connect to target hoststhrough the SSH Client's proxy, and no manual tunneling rules need beconfigured.
Bitvise SSH Client minimizes its presence by displaying only a system tray icon when running in the background. If an error is encountered while the program is minimized, the icon reflects that.
Server-side forwarding:with Bitvise SSH Server and Client, a server and multiple clients can be set upso that all port forwarding rules are configured centrally at theserver, without requiring any client-side setting updates. The SSHclients only need to be configured once, and port forwarding rules caneasily be changed when necessary.
Command-line parameters are supported. Using command-line automation,a port forwarding session can be started from a link in the Startupmenu without requiring any user interaction whatsoever. Help with thecommand-line parameters can be found in the SSH client log area when itis first started, or by executing 'BvSsh /?' from a command prompt.
run Bitvise SSH Client from removable media and prevent it from making any changes to the Windows registry - and yet use public key authentication andverify host keys using the -noRegistry, -keypairFile and -hostKeyFileparameters;
Additionally, when the graphical Bitvise SSH Client is running, you can use the command line utility BvSshCtrl to programmatically cause the client to log in, log out, or exit. Run 'BvSshCtrl' for help.
Bitvise SSH Client supports command-line parameters that control how it uses the Windows registry (the -noRegistry and -baseRegistry parameters). This can be used to limit the SSH Client's interactions with the Windows registry.
The SSH Client supports storing host key information and client authentication keypairs in an SSH Client profile. This means that you can copy the contents of the SSH Client installation directory to a USB key, insert the USB key into another computer, and run the graphical SSH Client as follows:
Portable users may wish to extract SSH Client files without performing a full installation. The SSH Client installer supports this using command-line parameters. The following will extract installer contents into the current directory, targeting the machine type of the current Windows installation:
Even though the installer does not perform installation tasks when using -extract=y, the installer still has an application manifest which requires it to be run from an administrative, elevated Command Prompt or PowerShell window.
Bitvise SSH Client incorporates sexec,a scriptable command-line remote execution client which can be used tosecurely execute programs on remote machines from a batch file. Thebatch file can perform actions based on the exit code reported from theremote program, and can capture the remote program's output forprocessing by simple redirection of sexec output.
Another command-line program included with Bitvise SSH Client, stermc,conveniently opens an SSH terminal emulation session with xterm, VT-100and bvterm support in the same Command Prompt window it is startedfrom. If you SSH from computer A to computer B running Bitvise SSH Server, and you also have Bitvise SSH Client installed on computer B, you can use stermc toconveniently establish an onward SSH terminal session to computer C.
All Bitvise command-line clients support all authentication methodssupported by Bitvise SSH Client, can load settings from a profile configured in the graphical client, work with the same user keypair and host key database as the graphical client, can connect through a SOCKS or HTTP CONNECT proxy, and support a common set of command-line parameters controlling most aspects of establishing an SSH connection.
Bitvise SSH Client incorporates stnlc, a scriptable command line port forwarding client with support for static port forwarding rules, dynamic SOCKS-based tunneling, FTP-to-SFTP bridge, and SFTP drive mapping.
Bitvise SSH Client incorporates an FTP-to-SFTP bridge which performs translation between the FTP and SFTP protocols, allowing any FTP client application to connect securely to an SFTP server through Bitvise SSH Client. Both active mode and passive modeFTP data connections are supported, as well as restarted transfers,directory listings and other features. All FTP clients should be ableto list directories and transfer files across Bitvise SSH Client's FTP-to-SFTPbridge, including integrated clients in applications such asDreamWeaver, GUI clients such as BulletProof FTP, and command lineclients such as the default ftp.exe client accompanying Windows. If anFTP client you use fails to work with Bitvise SSH Client's FTP-to-SFTP bridge, let us know.
bvterm console: When connected to Bitvise SSH Server, our client provides you with the best console available on the Windows platform. Our bvterm protocol supports the full spectrum of a Windows console's features: colors, Unicode characters, all-key access and large scrollable buffers.
A recent Bitvise SSH Client version should be used on all platforms. The SSH Client is security-sensitive software that communicates across a network. Using a recent version is the only way to receive updates. Therefore, we do not recommend indefinite use of older versions.
Bitvise SSH Server is used to accept connections from SSH clients. The server is intended to run for a prolonged period of time, and will provide SSH clients that connect with access configured by the server administrator. The SSH server might be configured to provide access to a terminal console, port forwarding, or file transfer to and from the server using SFTP, SCP, or FTPS.
Bitvise SSH Client is used to initiate connections to SSH servers. It is usually used interactively, so it will only run when a user runs it, but it can also be launched unattended to run scripted commands or file transfers, or to maintain an SSH connection for port forwarding. The SSH client is used to access a terminal console on an SSH server, to initiate port forwarding, or to initiate file transfers to and from SSH servers using SFTP.
Both products are connectivity products. They cannot be used standalone. For an SSH server to be useful, you need clients that will connect to it. For an SSH client to be useful, you need an SSH server to connect to.
Our SSH Server provides secure remote access to Windows servers and workstations. Security is our SSH server's key feature: in contrast with Telnet and FTP servers, Bitvise SSH Server encrypts data during transmission. Thus, no one can sniff your password or see what files you are transferring when you access your computer over SSH.
Bitvise SSH Server is ideal for remote administration of Windows servers; for secure file transfer by organizations using SFTP and SCP; for advanced users who wish to access their home machine from work, or their work machine from home; and for a wide spectrum of advanced tasks, such as securing other applications using SSH TCP/IP tunneling.
You are looking for an SSH server if you want to set up a computer to receive connections from other people and their computers. If you want to initiate connections or file transfers, you are looking for an SSH client.
Our free and flexible SSH Client for Windows includes state of the art terminal emulation, graphical as well as command-line SFTP support, an FTP-to-SFTP bridge, powerful tunneling features including dynamic port forwarding through integrated proxy, and remote administration for our SSH Server.
You are looking for an SSH client if you wish to initiate connections or file transfers to someone else's computer. If you are looking to receive connections, you are looking for an SSH server.
I have newly installed Bitvise SSH client and cant find a very simple feature to save/open profile inside program. It seems that it saves profiles in external files so as every time I open the client i have to browse for profile file...
To use public key authentication, the client from which you are connecting needs to have a public/private keypair. To generate a keypair using Bitvise SSH Client, run the graphical SSH Client, and open the Client key manager:
Unless required for compatibility reasons, do not generate a DSA keypair. Only 1024-bit DSA keys are interoperable in SSH, and this key size is no longer considered adequate when using the DSA algorithm. Generate either an ECDSA keypair, or an RSA keypair of size 2048 bits or larger.
It may be useful to store the keypair in a profile if the profile is going to be used on other computers, or by a job that runs as a different Windows account on the same computer. In SSH Client versions 7.xx and higher, the setting Sensitive information accessibility on the Options tab controls whether a keypair stored in the profile can be read by another Windows user, or on another computer.
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