SSH

SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol for secure remote login, command execution, and file transfer between computers over unsecured networks. It provides strong encryption, authentication, and data integrity, replacing insecure protocols like Telnet and rlogin. SSH is a fundamental tool for system administration, DevOps, and secure infrastructure access. Multiple vendors provide SSH client libraries, server implementations, and management APIs.

2 APIs 0 Features

SSHSecure ShellRemote AccessCryptographyNetwork SecuritySystem Administration

APIs

OpenSSH Key Management API

OpenSSH is the premier open-source SSH implementation. While SSH itself is a protocol, OpenSSH provides programmatic interfaces for key management, authorized_keys configuration...

Teleport Access Management API

Teleport is a modern SSH infrastructure access platform providing certificate-based authentication, session recording, audit logging, and role-based access control for SSH, Kube...

Semantic Vocabularies

Ssh Context

15 classes · 6 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

SSH API Rules

6 rules · 3 errors 3 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Structure

Ssh Key Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Example Payloads

Ssh List Keys Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Ssh Sign Certificate Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

GitHubOrganization

Sources

aid: ssh
name: SSH
description: >-
  SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol for secure remote login, command execution, and file transfer
  between computers over unsecured networks. It provides strong encryption, authentication, and data integrity,
  replacing insecure protocols like Telnet and rlogin. SSH is a fundamental tool for system administration, DevOps, and
  secure infrastructure access. Multiple vendors provide SSH client libraries, server implementations, and management
  APIs.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - SSH
  - Secure Shell
  - Remote Access
  - Cryptography
  - Network Security
  - System Administration
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ssh/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: ssh:openssh-management
    name: OpenSSH Key Management API
    description: >-
      OpenSSH is the premier open-source SSH implementation. While SSH itself is a protocol, OpenSSH provides
      programmatic interfaces for key management, authorized_keys configuration, known_hosts management, and integration
      with PAM and certificate authorities. SSH certificate authorities enable large-scale key management via
      short-lived certificates.
    humanURL: https://www.openssh.com/
    baseURL: https://api.openssh.example.com/v1
    tags:
      - SSH
      - OpenSSH
      - Key Management
      - Certificate Authority
      - Authentication
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.openssh.com/manual.html
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ssh/refs/heads/main/openapi/ssh-key-management-openapi.yml
  - aid: ssh:teleport-api
    name: Teleport Access Management API
    description: >-
      Teleport is a modern SSH infrastructure access platform providing certificate-based authentication, session
      recording, audit logging, and role-based access control for SSH, Kubernetes, databases, and web applications.
      Teleport's API enables programmatic management of users, roles, certificates, and access policies.
    humanURL: https://goteleport.com/
    baseURL: https://teleport.example.com/v1
    tags:
      - SSH
      - Access Management
      - Certificate Authority
      - Zero Trust
      - Privileged Access
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://goteleport.com/docs/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.openssh.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.openssh.com/manual.html
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/openssh
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ssh/refs/heads/main/openapi/ssh-key-management-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ssh/refs/heads/main/json-schema/ssh-key-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ssh/refs/heads/main/json-structure/ssh-key-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ssh/refs/heads/main/json-ld/ssh-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ssh/refs/heads/main/rules/ssh-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ssh/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/ssh-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com