francoismichel/ssh3
SSH3: faster and rich secure shell using HTTP/3, checkout our article here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.08396 and our Internet-Draft: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-michel-ssh3/ observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
18/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 74
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1037
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 728
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5012 stars · 117 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
SSH3 is a research-driven reimplementation of the SSH protocol that runs remote terminal sessions over QUIC, TLS 1.3, and HTTP/3. It offers faster session establishment, HTTP-based authentication (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect), UDP port forwarding, and server invisibility to port scans.
Use cases
- connect to remote servers over ssh with faster session establishment
- authenticate ssh sessions with oauth or openid connect instead of keys
- forward udp ports to a remote server
- hide an ssh server from internet port scanners
- run remote terminals over http/3 and quic
When to choose
- you want faster ssh session setup over high-latency links
- you need modern authentication via identity providers like Google or GitHub
- you need UDP port forwarding or resistance to port scanning
- you are experimenting with next-generation remote access protocols
When to avoid
- you need battle-tested, widely deployed ssh for production infrastructure
- your environment requires OpenSSH compatibility or existing ssh tooling
- you need guaranteed throughput improvements - only session establishment is faster
- you need a stable, standardized protocol - the spec is still an Internet-Draft
Facets
cli-tool · maturity experimental
ssh networking security auth http-client http-server security networking developer-tools windows go cli quic http3 secure-shell remote-terminal port-forwarding oauth2 openid-connect tls1-3 command-line linux macos
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/francoismichel/ssh3 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 17f37aab3790
- homepage: https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.08396 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4df3d84ad161
- site_page: https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · cca9c3a11c56
- site_page: https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 47cbc55ff1de
- site_page: https://info.arxiv.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · a1f16f915a9a
- site_page: https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · b14a8d05a0ec
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| francoismichel/ssh3 | main | 18 |
For agents
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