----- Original Message ---- > From: "guy@xxxxxxxxx" <guy@xxxxxxxxx> > To: secureshell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sat, January 15, 2011 9:19:15 PM > Subject: simulate connection with netcat > > Hello, > > my long-term intention is to write a cross-platform GUI-authpf-client > without using libssh or libssh2. Before I get into that I'd like to simulate > the ssh-connection/authentication via netcat. > I took a look at the RFCs but don't get it working. > > % nc 127.0.0.1 22 > SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.2 > SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.2 <-- entered by me > ... a lot of text ... > > What do I enter now to authenticate? > My attempts resulted in "Packet corrupt". SSH uses a binary protocol. Getting authenticated is far more complex than writting something at your keyboard by hand. You can find pointers to the related RFCs here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell - Salva
