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JavaSSH

Free SSH client by Matthias L. Jugel and Marcus Meibner. Requires Java 1.2 or newer. Rietta Solutions has tested JavaSSH on Windows and RedHat Linux, using Java 1.3 and 1.4. The software will run on any computer with a Java Virtual Machine, including Windows, Linux, BSD, MacOS, and Solaris.

Windows users may also be interested in PuTTY, which is a native Windows SSH client.

JavaSSH Screen Shot

This image was taken running JavaSSH in Linux under KDE. As a Java program, JavaSSH will run just as well on Windows and Mac OS X.

JavaSSH in Use

Installation Instructions

Make sure you have downloaded and installed the Java Runtime Enviroment and WebStart from Sun Microsystems. WebStart is distributed with JRE 1.3 and newer, which can be downloaded free of charge from java.sun.com.

Start the Java SSH Program (Requires Web Start)

Note: A Security Warning will be presented since JavaSSH is not signed by VeriSign or Thawte. The file has signed by the author, Matthias L. Jugel. Understanding Digital Signitures in Java

Running without Web Start

The easiest way to start JavaSSH is through the Web Start link above.

You can also download the app directly, jta.jar. It is an executable jar file, so you can run it with the following command:

java -jar jta.jar

Copyright & Disclaimer

JavaSSH is a free program and was not written by Atlanta Networking & Computer Help, Inc. For information about this program, visit javassh.org.