dssh

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dssh

Simple console SSH client and connection manager.

Description and usage

DSSH searchs hosts configuration in YAML files (extension *.hosts) located in folder %USERPROFILE%/.dssh. It supports only authentication by password, no port forwarding and etc.

Why

• Windows OpenSSH client does not support sends Backspace as ^H, but some devices support only ^H. It's borring to press ^H.
• Need to remember a lot of password. Auth by private key is not suitable for my situation.

Configuration

Supports basic YAML format. Name of keys are case sensitive. Unknow keys are ignored. Supports only following keys:

• Address
• UserName
• Password

If address value does not contains port value, then default value port=22 is used.

Below is example of hosts configuration:

# file: sample.hosts
proxy_server:
  Address: 192.168.1.1
  UserName: ubuntu
  Password: pass

ftp_server:
  Address: 172.16.10.10:24
  UserName: anonymous
  Password: anonymous

At present moment supports only Windows platform.

DSSH provides completion for Clink and can be installed by command:

$ dssh --install-completion

To show configuration of host:

$ dssh --show proxy_server
File: sample.config
proxy_server:
  Address: 192.168.1.1
  UserName: ubuntu
  Password: pass

Connect to host:

$ dssh proxy_server
ubuntu@ubuntu:~#

TODO

• May be change to different hosts configuraion file format as YAML depends on indentation
• Store password encrypted or use KeyPass
• Add support for Linux