# SSH

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/ssh/  
**Website:** https://www.openssh.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

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.

## Kin Score — 34.5 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 34.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 57.4 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 19.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (6)

- **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...
- **SSH Authorized Keys API** — Authorized keys management for users
- **SSH Certificates API** — SSH certificate authority and certificate signing
- **SSH Host Keys API** — SSH server host key management
- **SSH Keys API** — SSH key pair management
- **SSH Known Hosts API** — Known hosts verification and management

## Agentic access (1)

- **Ssh Agentic Access** — 13 operations · 7 acting

## Security (2)

- **Ssh Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Ssh Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Ssh Plans Pricing**

## Tags

SSH, Secure Shell, Remote Access, Cryptography, Network Security, System Administration

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/ssh/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.