apache/mina-sshd
Apache MINA sshd is a comprehensive Java library for client- and server-side SSH. observed · 2026-10-07
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 73
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 120
- age_days: 5991
- days_rel: 22
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1095 stars · 400 forks observed · 2026-10-07
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Apache MINA SSHD is a pure-Java library implementing the SSH protocol on both client and server sides, with pluggable I/O back-ends (built-in NIO2, Apache MINA, or Netty). It includes SFTP and SCP subsystems and is intended for embedding SSH support in Java applications rather than replacing Unix SSH tools.
Use cases
- embed an SSH server in a Java application
- run SFTP file transfers from Java code
- execute remote commands over SSH from a Java program
- add SCP support to a Java service
- implement port forwarding in a Java app
- build a custom SSH daemon with pluggable authentication
When to choose
- you need programmatic SSH, SFTP, or SCP support inside a JVM application
- you want an embeddable SSH server rather than shelling out to OpenSSH
- you need pluggable network transports like Netty or Apache MINA
- you want an Apache-licensed, actively maintained SSH implementation
When to avoid
- you just need a command-line SSH client or daemon on Unix - use OpenSSH
- you are not on the JVM and need a native SSH implementation
- you need a lightweight wrapper around the system ssh binary instead of a full protocol implementation
Facets
library · maturity stable
networking security file-upload developer-tools networking security developer-tools backend jvm cross-platform ssh sftp scp ssh-client ssh-server netty apache java-library
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd · fetched 2026-10-07 · f4f7441ddcc7
- homepage: https://mina.apache.org/sshd-project/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · d597bbfe1d91
- site_page: https://mina.apache.org/sshd-project/features.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · c781f09701d6
- site_page: https://mina.apache.org/sshd-project/documentation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7b12e833b6e2
- site_page: https://mina.apache.org/sshd-project/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3756e064a18a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| apache/mina-sshd | main | 90 |
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