Microsoft to support SSH in Powershell and Windows, join Open SSH community

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Published onJune 3, 2015

published onJune 3, 2015

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The new Microsoft, under CEO Sataya Nadella’s leadership, has become a more open company that works with developers in ways that were once unthinkable in Redmond, WA. The company has also been improving the ways it listens to its customers, such as with the Windows Insider program, and listening to the communities who interact with their products.

At the//Build/ 2015 Conference Nadella took the stagesaying Microsoft is going back to its origins of focusing on empowering developers and building bridges for developers on other platforms. And Microsoft has followed up on its commitment in a number of ways, such asnew tools for Android and iOS developers to easily port their appsto Windows 10 and bringingsupport for open source developersfor things like Node.js.

Microsoft also recentlyannounced it will be adding support for Secure Shellor SSH, a cryptographic network protocol used widely by Linux developers, to allow for better interoperability between PowerShell and SSH. Angel Calvo, the Group Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft’s PowerShell Team, said this will “deliver a robust and secure solution to automate and to remotely manage Linux and Windows systems.”

Calvo also announced that the PowerShell team will be supporting and contributing to the OpenSSH community.

Interestingly, Calvo states in the blog post that this is the third time the PowerShell team has attempted to support SSH and that previous attempts were rejected. ButCalvo goes on to say that:

“given our changes in leadership and culture, we decided to give it another try and this time, because we are able to show the clear and compelling customer value, the company is very supportive.”

Finally, the PowerShell team concludes the blog by thanking those in the developer community who have been wanting and asking for PowerShell and SSH support, reiterating that their voices do matter in this new more customer-oriented culture at Microsoft.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

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Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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