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b26063 - Questions on SSH optional feature
Dear Windows Server Insider Team,
I have a question about SSH. Once I've heard that - the OpenSSH Optional Feature component in Windows 10/11 is outdated, - it had a security issue due to this ...
Karl-WE It's worth noting that it isn't enabled by default, just installed by default.
From the release notes:
Starting in Windows Server 2025 the Win32-OpenSSH server side component (SSHD) will ship installed by default. Previously, the Win32-OpenSSH server component shipped as an optional feature that needed to be installed. Additionally, there is a new option in the Server Manager UI to enabled/disable SSHD, as well as a new group, “OpenSSH Users”. To use SSHD, the feature only has to be enabled, not installed. When enabled, SSHD is allowed only on private networks on default port 22Having a look at the sshd binary in `C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH` indicates that the in-box version is `OpenSSH_9.5p1 for Windows` which appears to be up to date.
Releases · PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH (github.com)
Karl-WE It's worth noting that it isn't enabled by default, just installed by default.
From the release notes:
Starting in Windows Server 2025 the Win32-OpenSSH server side component (SSHD) will ship installed by default. Previously, the Win32-OpenSSH server component shipped as an optional feature that needed to be installed. Additionally, there is a new option in the Server Manager UI to enabled/disable SSHD, as well as a new group, “OpenSSH Users”. To use SSHD, the feature only has to be enabled, not installed. When enabled, SSHD is allowed only on private networks on default port 22
Having a look at the sshd binary in `C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH` indicates that the in-box version is `OpenSSH_9.5p1 for Windows` which appears to be up to date.
Releases · PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH (github.com)
- Thank you for this correction, Ben!
