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| - | sad | + | ====== Installing SFTP/SSH Server on Windows using OpenSSH ====== |
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| + | Microsoft maintains a port of [[https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH|OpenSSH for Windows]]. You can use the package to set up an SFTP/SSH server on Windows. | ||
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| + | ===== Installing SFTP/SSH Server ===== | ||
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| + | ==== [[win10]] On Windows 11 and Windows 10 ==== | ||
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| + | * On Windows 11: &win11 | ||
| + | * Go to //Settings > Apps > Optional features// and click on //View features//. | ||
| + | * Locate //"OpenSSH server"// feature, select it, click //Next//, and then click //Install//. | ||
| + | * On Windows 10 (version 1803 and newer): &win10 | ||
| + | * Go to //Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Optional features// and click on //Add a feature//. | ||
| + | * Locate //"OpenSSH server"// feature, expand it, and select //Install//. | ||
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| + | Binaries are installed to ''%WINDIR%\System32\OpenSSH''. Configuration file (''sshd_config'') and host keys are installed to ''%ProgramData%\ssh'' (only after the server is started for the first time). | ||
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| + | You may still want to use the following manual installation if you want to install a newer version of OpenSSH than the one built into Windows. | ||
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| + | ==== [[windows_older]] On earlier versions of Windows ==== | ||
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| + | * Download the latest [[https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/releases|OpenSSH for Windows binaries]] (package ''OpenSSH-Win64.zip'' or ''OpenSSH-Win32.zip'') &win32 &win64 | ||
| + | * As the Administrator, extract the package to ''C:\Program Files\OpenSSH'' | ||
| + | * As the Administrator, install //sshd// and //ssh-agent// services: \\ <code batch>powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install-sshd.ps1</code> | ||
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| + | ===== [[configuring_ssh_server]] Configuring SSH server ===== | ||
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| + | * Allow incoming connections to %%SSH%% server in Windows Firewall: | ||
| + | * When installed as an optional feature, the firewall rule //"OpenSSH SSH Server (sshd)"// should have been created automatically. If not, proceed to create and enable the rule as follows. | ||
| + | * Either run the following PowerShell command as the Administrator: \\ <code powershell>New-NetFirewallRule -Name sshd -DisplayName 'OpenSSH SSH Server' -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -Action Allow -LocalPort 22 -Program "C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\sshd.exe"</code> Replace ''C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\sshd.exe'' with the actual path to the ''sshd.exe'' (''C:\Program Files\OpenSSH\ssh.exe'', had you followed the manual installation instructions above). | ||
| + | * or go to //Windows Security > Firewall & network protection//((//Control Panel > Windows Defender Firewall// (or //Windows Firewall//) on older versions of Windows.))// > Advanced Settings > Inbound Rules// and add a new rule for port 22. &wincp | ||
| + | * Start the service and/or configure automatic start: | ||
| + | * Go to //Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools// and open //Services//. Locate //%%OpenSSH SSH Server%%// service. &wincp | ||
| + | * If you want the server to start automatically when your machine is started: Go to //Action > Properties// (or just double-click the service). In the Properties dialog, change //Startup type// to //Automatic// and confirm. | ||
| + | * Start the //%%OpenSSH SSH Server%%// service by clicking the //Start the service// link or //Action > Start// in the menu. | ||
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| + | //These instructions are partially based on [[https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/wiki/Install-Win32-OpenSSH|the official deployment instructions]].// | ||
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| + | ===== [[key_authentication]] Setting up SSH public key authentication ===== | ||
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| + | Follow a generic guide for [[guide_public_key|Setting up SSH public key authentication]] in *nix OpenSSH server, with the following difference: | ||
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| + | * Create the ''.ssh'' folder (for the ''authorized_keys'' file) in your Windows account profile folder (typically in ''C:\Users\username\.ssh'').((Windows File Explorer does not allow you to create a folder starting with a dot directly. As a workaround, use ''.ssh.'', the trailing dot will allow you to bypass the restriction, but will not be included in the name.)) &winpath | ||
| + | * For permissions to the ''.ssh'' folder and the ''authorized_keys'' file, what matters are Windows ACL permissions, not simple *nix permissions. Set the %%ACL%% so that the respective Windows account is the owner of the folder and the file and is the only account that has a write access to them. The account that runs //OpenSSH %%SSH%% Server// service (typically ''SYSTEM'' or ''sshd'') needs to have read access to the file. | ||
| + | * Though, with the default Win32-OpenSSH configuration there is an exception set in ''sshd_config'' for accounts in ''Administrators'' group. For these, the server uses a different location for the authorized keys file: ''%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\ssh\administrators_authorized_keys'' (i.e. typically ''C:\ProgramData\ssh\administrators_authorized_keys''). &winpath | ||
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| + | ===== [[connecting]] Connecting to the server ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Finding Host Key ==== | ||
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| + | Before the first connection, find out the fingerprint of the server's host key by using ''%%ssh-keygen.exe%%'' for each file. | ||
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| + | In Windows command-prompt (run as Administrator), use: | ||
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| + | <code batch> | ||
| + | for %f in (%ProgramData%\ssh\ssh_host_*_key) do @%WINDIR%\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-keygen.exe -l -f "%f" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | //Replace ''%WINDIR%\System32'' with ''%ProgramFiles%'', if appropriate.// | ||
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| + | In PowerShell (run as Administrator), use: | ||
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| + | <code powershell> | ||
| + | Get-ChildItem $env:ProgramData\ssh\ssh_host_*_key | ForEach-Object { . $env:WINDIR\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-keygen.exe -l -f $_ } | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | //Replace ''$env:WINDIR\System32'' with ''$env:ProgramFiles'', if appropriate.// | ||
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| + | You will get an output like this: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH>for %f in (%ProgramData%\ssh\ssh_host_*_key) do @%WINDIR%\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-keygen.exe -l -f "%f" | ||
| + | 1024 SHA256:K1kYcE7GHAqHLNPBaGVLOYBQif04VLOQN9kDbiLW/eE martin@example (DSA) | ||
| + | 256 SHA256:7pFXY/Ad3itb6+fLlNwU3zc6X6o/ZmV3/mfyRnE46xg martin@example (ECDSA) | ||
| + | 256 SHA256:KFi18tCRGsQmxMPioKvg0flaFI9aI/ebXfIDIOgIVGU martin@example (ED25519) | ||
| + | 2048 SHA256:z6YYzqGiAb1FN55jOf/f4fqR1IJvpXlKxaZXRtP2mX8 martin@example (RSA) | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | ==== [[connecting2]] Connecting ==== | ||
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| + | Start WinSCP. [[ui_login|Login dialog]] will appear. On the dialog: | ||
| + | * Make sure //New site// node is selected. | ||
| + | * On //New site node//, make sure the //%%SFTP%%// protocol is selected. | ||
| + | * Enter your machine/server IP address (or a hostname) into the //Host name// box. | ||
| + | * Enter your Windows account name to the //User name// box. It might have to be entered in the format ''user@domain'' if running on a domain. | ||
| + | * For a public key authentication: | ||
| + | * Press the //Advanced// button to open [[ui_login_advanced|Advanced site settings dialog]] and go to //[[ui_login_authentication|SSH > Authentication page]]//. | ||
| + | * In //Private key file// box select your private key file. | ||
| + | * Submit Advanced site settings dialog with the //OK// button. | ||
| + | * For a password authentication: | ||
| + | * Enter your Windows account password to the //Password// box. | ||
| + | * If your Windows account does not have a password, you cannot authenticate with the password authentication (i.e. with an empty password), you need to use the public key authentication. | ||
| + | * Save your site settings using the //Save// button. | ||
| + | * Login using //Login// button. | ||
| + | * [[ssh_verifying_the_host_key|Verify the host key]] by comparing fingerprints with those collected before (see above). | ||
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| + | If you cannot authenticate to the server and use Windows 10 //Developer mode//, make sure that your OpenSSH server does not conflict with an internal %%SSH%% server used by the //Developer mode//. You may need to turn off the //%%SSH%% Server Broker// and //%%SSH%% Server Proxy// Windows services. Or run your OpenSSH server on a different port than 22. | ||
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| + | ===== Further reading ===== | ||
| + | * Guide to [[guide_windows_ftps_server|Installing Secure FTP Server on Windows using IIS]]; | ||
| + | * Guide to [[guide_upload|uploading files to SFTP server]]; | ||
| + | * Guide to [[guide_automation|automating operations]] (including upload). | ||