# PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH

Win32 port of OpenSSH

Repository: https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/win32-openssh
License Family: other
Topics: ssh, windows, c
Last push: 2025-10-27T19:19:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 49, release rhythm 30, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4012, "days_push": 310, "days_rel": 310, "gap_med": 94.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8252, forks 820 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:19.848444+00:00)

## What it is
A Win32 port of OpenSSH for Windows, now serving as a release and issue tracker plus wiki for the project. Active development has moved to the PowerShell/openssh-portable repository.

## Use cases
- install OpenSSH on Windows
- run an SSH server on Windows
- use ssh and scp from the Windows command line
- find Windows OpenSSH release binaries
- look up build instructions for OpenSSH on Windows

## When to choose
- you need SSH client/server binaries for Windows
- you want the project wiki with Windows-specific setup and build docs
- you need to file or track Windows OpenSSH issues

## When to avoid
- you want to contribute code or build from source - use PowerShell/openssh-portable
- you need SSH on Linux or macOS - use upstream OpenSSH
- you need a GUI SSH client

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ssh, networking, security
- domain: security, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: openssh, ssh-server, ssh-client, win32-port, release-tracking

## Member repositories
- PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:19.848444+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:29:28.173319+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:19.848444+00:00, sha 0a93b8c767ea)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.