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    <title>ssh</title>
    <prepared></prepared>
    <docno></docno>
    <date>2007-10-06</date>
    <rev></rev>
  </header>
  <module since="">ssh</module>
  <modulesummary>Main API of the ssh application</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>This is the interface module for the <c>SSH</c> application.
    The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol is a protocol for secure remote login
    and other secure network services over an insecure network.
    See <seealso marker="ssh:SSH_app#supported">ssh(6)</seealso> for details of supported RFCs, versions,
    algorithms and unicode handling.
    </p>
    <p>With the SSH application it is possible to start <i>clients</i> and to start <i>daemons</i> (servers).
    </p>
    <p>Clients are started with
    <seealso marker="#connect/2">connect/2</seealso>, 
    <seealso marker="#connect/3">connect/3</seealso> or 
    <seealso marker="#connect/4">connect/4</seealso>. They open an encrypted connection on top of TCP/IP.
    In that encrypted connection one or more channels could be opened with
    <seealso marker="ssh_connection#session_channel/2">ssh_connection:session_channel/2,4</seealso>.
    </p>
    <p>Each channel is an isolated "pipe" between a client-side process and a server-side process. Those process
    pairs could handle for example file transfers (sftp) or remote command execution (shell, exec and/or cli).
    If a custom shell is implemented, the user of the client could execute the special commands remotely. Note that
    the user is not necessarily a human but probably a system interfacing the SSH app.
    </p>
    <p>A server-side subssystem (channel) server is requested by the client with
    <seealso marker="ssh_connection#subsystem/4">ssh_connection:subsystem/4</seealso>. 
    </p>
    <p>A server (daemon) is started with 
    <seealso marker="#daemon/2">daemon/1</seealso>,
    <seealso marker="#daemon/2">daemon/2</seealso> or
    <seealso marker="#daemon/2">daemon/3</seealso>.
    Possible channel handlers (subsystems) are declared with the
    <seealso marker="#type-subsystem_daemon_option">subsystem</seealso> option when the daemon is started.
    </p>
    <p>To just run a shell on a remote machine, there are functions that bundles the needed 
    three steps needed into one:
    <seealso marker="#shell/1">shell/1,2,3</seealso>.
    Similarily, to just open an sftp (file transfer) connection to a remote machine, the simplest way is to use
    <seealso marker="ssh_sftp#start_channel/1">ssh_sftp:start_channel/1,2,3</seealso>.
    </p>
    <p>To write your own client channel handler, use the behaviour 
    <seealso marker="ssh_client_channel">ssh_client_channel</seealso>. For server channel handlers use 
    <seealso marker="ssh_server_channel">ssh_server_channel</seealso> behaviour (replaces ssh_daemon_channel).
    </p>
    <p>Both clients and daemons accepts options that controls the exact behaviour. Some options are common to both.
    The three sets are called 
    <seealso marker="#type-client_options">Client Options</seealso>, 
    <seealso marker="#type-daemon_options">Daemon Options</seealso> and
    <seealso marker="#type-common_options">Common Options</seealso>.
    </p>
    <p>The descriptions of the options uses the 
    <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:typespec">Erlang Type Language</seealso> with explaining text.
    </p>
    <note>
    <p>The <seealso marker="users_guide">User's Guide</seealso> has examples and a
    <seealso marker="using_ssh">Getting Started</seealso>
    section.
    </p>
    </note>
  </description>

  <section>
    <title>Keys and files</title>
    <p>A number of objects must be present for the SSH application to work. 
    Thoose objects are per default stored in files.
    The default names, paths and file formats are the same as for
    <url href="http://www.openssh.com">OpenSSH</url>. Keys could be generated with the <c>ssh-keygen</c>
    program from OpenSSH. See the
    <seealso marker="using_ssh#running-an-erlang-ssh-daemon">User's Guide</seealso>.
    </p>

    <p>The paths could easily be changed by options:
    <seealso marker="ssh_file#type-user_dir_common_option"><c>user_dir</c></seealso> and
    <seealso marker="ssh_file#type-system_dir_daemon_option"><c>system_dir</c></seealso>.
    </p>
    <p>A completly different storage could be interfaced by writing call-back modules
    using the behaviours
    <seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso> and/or
    <seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>.
    A callback module is installed with the option
    <seealso marker="#type-key_cb_common_option"><c>key_cb</c></seealso>
    to the client and/or the daemon.
    </p>

    <section>
      <title>Daemons</title>
      <p>The keys are by default stored in files:</p>
      <list>
	<item>Mandatory: one or more <i>Host key(s)</i>, both private and public. Default is to
	store them in the directory <c>/etc/ssh</c> in the files
	<list>
	  <item><c>ssh_host_dsa_key</c> and <c>ssh_host_dsa_key.pub</c></item>
	  <item><c>ssh_host_rsa_key</c> and <c>ssh_host_rsa_key.pub</c></item>
	  <item><c>ssh_host_ecdsa_key</c> and <c>ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub</c></item>
	</list>
	<p>The host keys directory could be changed with the option 
	<seealso marker="ssh_file#type-system_dir_daemon_option"><c>system_dir</c></seealso>.</p>
	</item>
	<item>Optional: one or more <i>User's public key</i> in case of <c>publickey</c> authorization.
	Default is to store them concatenated in the file <c>.ssh/authorized_keys</c> in the user's home directory.
	<p>The user keys directory could be changed with the option 
	<seealso marker="ssh_file#type-user_dir_common_option"><c>user_dir</c></seealso>.</p>
	</item>
      </list>
    </section>

    <section>
      <title>Clients</title>
      <p>The keys and some other data are by default stored in files in the directory <c>.ssh</c>
      in the user's home directory.</p>
      <p>The directory could be changed with the option 
      <seealso marker="ssh_file#type-user_dir_common_option"><c>user_dir</c></seealso>.
      </p>
      <list>
	<item>Optional: a list of <i>Host public key(s)</i> for previously connected hosts. This list
	is handled by the SSH application without any need of user assistance. The default
	is to store them in the file <c>known_hosts</c>.
	<p>The 
	<seealso marker="#type-host_accepting_client_options">host_accepting_client_options()</seealso>
	are associated with this list of keys.
	</p>
	</item>
	<item>Optional: one or more <i>User's private key(s)</i> in case of <c>publickey</c> authorization.
	The default files are
	<list>
	  <item><c>id_dsa</c> and <c>id_dsa.pub</c></item>
	  <item><c>id_rsa</c> and <c>id_rsa.pub</c></item>
	  <item><c>id_ecdsa</c> and <c>id_ecdsa.pub</c></item>
	</list>
	</item>
      </list>
    </section>

  </section>

  <!--
      ================================================================
      =  Data types                                                  =
      ================================================================
  -->

  <datatypes>

    <datatype_title>Client Options</datatype_title>

    <datatype>
      <name name="client_options"/>
      <name name="client_option"/>
      <desc>
      <p>Options for <seealso marker="#connect/3">clients</seealso>.
      The individual options are further explained below or by following the hyperlinks.
      </p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="host_accepting_client_options"/>
      <name name="accept_hosts"/>
      <name name="fp_digest_alg"/>
      <name name="accept_callback"/>
      <name name="fingerprint"/>
      <desc>
	<taglist>
          <tag><c>silently_accept_hosts</c></tag>
	  <item>
            <p>This option guides the <c>connect</c> function on how to act when the connected server presents a Host 
            Key that the client has not seen before. The default is to ask the user with a question on stdio of whether to
            accept or reject the new Host Key.
            See the option <seealso marker="ssh_file#type-user_dir_common_option"><c>user_dir</c></seealso>
            for specifying the path to the file <c>known_hosts</c> where previously accepted Host Keys are recorded.
	    See also the option 
	    <seealso marker="#type-key_cb_common_option">key_cb</seealso>
	    for the general way to handle keys.
	    </p>
            <p>The option can be given in three different forms as seen above:</p>
	    <list>
	      <item>The value is a <c>boolean()</c>.
	      The value <c>true</c> will make the client accept any unknown Host Key without any user interaction.
	      The value <c>false</c> preserves the default behaviour of asking the user on stdio.
              </item>
              <item>An <c>accept_callback()</c> will be called and the boolean return value <c>true</c>
	      will make the client
              accept the Host Key. A return value of <c>false</c> will make the client to reject the Host Key and as a
              result the connection will be closed. The arguments to the fun are:
              <list type="bulleted">
	        <item><c>PeerName</c> - a string with the name or address of the remote host.</item>
                <item><c>FingerPrint</c> - the fingerprint of the Host Key as 
                <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#ssh_hostkey_fingerprint-1">public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint/1</seealso>
                calculates it.
                </item>
              </list>
              </item>
              <item>A tuple <c>{HashAlgoSpec, accept_callback}</c>. The <c>HashAlgoSpec</c>
	      specifies which hash algorithm
              shall be used to calculate the fingerprint used in the call of the <c>accept_callback()</c>.
	      The <c>HashALgoSpec</c>
              is either an atom or a list of atoms as the first argument in
              <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#ssh_hostkey_fingerprint-2">public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint/2</seealso>.
              If it is a list of hash algorithm names, the <c>FingerPrint</c> argument in the
	      <c>accept_callback()</c> will be 
              a list of fingerprints in the same order as the corresponding name in the <c>HashAlgoSpec</c> list.
              </item>
            </list>
	  </item>
	  
	  <tag><c>user_interaction</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>If <c>false</c>, disables the client to connect to the server
	    if any user interaction is needed, such as accepting
	    the server to be added to the <c>known_hosts</c> file, or
	    supplying a password.</p>
	    <p>Even if user interaction is allowed it can be
	    suppressed by other options, such as <c>silently_accept_hosts</c>
	    and <c>password</c>. However, those options are not always desirable
	    to use from a security point of view.</p>
	    <p>Defaults to <c>true</c>.</p>
	  </item>

	  <tag><c>save_accepted_host</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>If <c>true</c>, the client saves an accepted host key to avoid the
	    accept question the next time the same host is connected. If the option
	    <seealso marker="#type-key_cb_common_option"><c>key_cb</c></seealso>
	    is not present, the key is saved in the file "known_hosts". See option
	    <seealso marker="ssh_file#type-user_dir_common_option"><c>user_dir</c></seealso> for
	    the location of that file.
	    </p>
	    <p>If <c>false</c>, the key is not saved and the key will still be unknown
	    at the next access of the same host.
	    </p>
	    <p>Defaults to <c>true</c></p>
	  </item>

	  <tag><c>quiet_mode</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>If <c>true</c>, the client does not print anything on authorization.</p>
	    <p>Defaults to <c>false</c></p>
	  </item>
	</taglist>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="authentication_client_options"/>
      <desc>
	<taglist>
	  <tag><c>user</c></tag>
          <item>
	    <p>Provides the username. If this option is not given, <c>ssh</c>
	    reads from the environment (<c><![CDATA[LOGNAME]]></c> or
	    <c><![CDATA[USER]]></c> on UNIX,
	    <c><![CDATA[USERNAME]]></c> on Windows).</p>
          </item>

	  <tag><c>password</c></tag>
          <item>
	    <p>Provides a password for password authentication.
	    If this option is not given, the user is asked for a
	    password, if the password authentication method is
	    attempted.</p>
          </item>
	</taglist>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="diffie_hellman_group_exchange_client_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Sets the three diffie-hellman-group-exchange parameters that guides the connected server in choosing a group.
	See
	<url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4419">RFC 4419</url>
	for the details.  The default value is <c>{1024, 6144, 8192}</c>.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="connect_timeout_client_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Sets a timeout on the transport layer connect time.
	For <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp"><c>gen_tcp</c></seealso> the time is in milli-seconds and the default 
	value is <c>infinity</c>.
	</p>
	<p>See the parameter <c>Timeout</c> in <seealso marker="#connect/4">connect/4</seealso> for
	a timeout of the negotiation phase.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="recv_ext_info_client_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Make the client tell the server that the client accepts extension negotiation, that is,
	include <c>ext-info-c</c> in the kexinit message sent.  See 
	<url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8308">RFC 8308</url>
	for details and	<seealso marker="SSH_app#supported-ext-info">ssh(6)</seealso>
	for a list of currently implemented extensions.
	</p>
	<p>
	  Default value is <c>true</c> which is compatible with other implementations not supporting ext-info.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <!--................................................................-->
    <datatype_title>Daemon Options (Server Options)</datatype_title>

    <datatype>
      <name name="daemon_options"/>
      <name name="daemon_option"/>
      <desc>
      <p>Options for <seealso marker="#daemon/1">daemons</seealso>.
      The individual options are further explained below or by following the hyperlinks.
      </p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    
    <datatype>
      <name name="subsystem_daemon_option"/>
      <name name="subsystem_specs"/>
      <name name="subsystem_spec"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Defines a subsystem in the daemon.</p>
	<p>The <c>subsystem_name</c> is the name that a client requests to start with for example
	<seealso marker="ssh_connection#subsystem/4">ssh_connection:subsystem/4</seealso>.
	</p>
	<p>The <c>channel_callback</c> is the module that implements the
	<seealso marker="ssh_server_channel">ssh_server_channel</seealso> (replaces ssh_daemon_channel)
	behaviour in the daemon. See the section 
	<seealso marker="using_ssh#usersguide_creating_a_subsystem">Creating a Subsystem</seealso>
	in the User's Guide for more information and an example.
	</p>
	<p>If the subsystems option is not present, the value of <c>ssh_sftpd:subsystem_spec([])</c> is used.
	This enables the sftp subsystem by default.
	The option can be set to the empty list if you do not want the daemon to run any subsystems.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="shell_daemon_option"/>
      <name name="'shell_fun/1'"/>
      <name name="'shell_fun/2'"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Defines the read-eval-print loop used in a daemon when a shell is requested by the client.
	The default is to use the Erlang shell: <c><![CDATA[{shell, start, []}]]></c>
	</p>
	<p>See the option <seealso marker="#type-exec_daemon_option"><c>exec</c></seealso>
	for a description of how the daemon execute exec-requests depending on
	the shell- and exec-options.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="exec_daemon_option"/>
      <name name="exec_spec"/>
      <desc/>
    </datatype>
    <datatype>
      <name name="exec_fun"/>
      <desc/>
    </datatype>
    <datatype>
      <name name="'exec_fun/1'"/>
      <name name="'exec_fun/2'"/>
      <name name="'exec_fun/3'"/>
      <desc/>
    </datatype>
    <datatype>
      <name name="exec_result"/>
      <desc>
	<p>This option changes how the daemon execute exec-requests from clients. The term in the return value
	is formatted to a string if it is a non-string type. No trailing newline is added in the ok-case but in the
	error case.</p>
	<p>Error texts are returned on channel-type 1 which usually is piped to <c>stderr</c> on e.g Linux systems.
	Texts from a successful execution will in similar manner be piped to <c>stdout</c>. The exit-status code
	is set to 0 for success and -1 for errors. The exact results presented on the client side depends on the
	client and the client's operating system.
	</p>
	<p>The option cooperates with the daemon-option <seealso marker="#type-shell_daemon_option"><c>shell</c></seealso>
	in the following way:</p>
	<taglist>
	  <tag>1. If the exec-option is present (the shell-option may or may not be present):</tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>The exec-option fun is called with the same number of parameters as the arity of the fun,
	    and the result is returned to the client.
	    </p>
	  </item>
	  
	  <tag>2. If the exec-option is absent, but a shell-option is present with the default Erlang shell:</tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>The default Erlang evaluator is used and the result is returned to the client.</p>
	  </item>
	  
	  <tag>3. If the exec-option is absent, but a shell-option is present that is not the default Erlang shell:</tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>The exec-request is not evaluated and an error message is returned to the client.</p>
	  </item>
	  
	  <tag>4. If neither the exec-option nor the shell-option is present:</tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>The default Erlang evaluator is used and the result is returned to the client.</p>
	  </item>
	</taglist>
	<p>If a custom CLI is installed (see the option <seealso marker="#type-ssh_cli_daemon_option"><c>ssh_cli</c></seealso>)
	the rules above are replaced by thoose implied by the custom CLI.
	</p>
	<note>
	  <p>The exec-option has existed for a long time but has not previously been documented. The old
	  definition and behaviour are retained but obey the rules 1-4 above if conflicting.
	  The old and undocumented style should not be used in new programs.</p>
	</note>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="ssh_cli_daemon_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Provides your own CLI implementation in a daemon.</p>
	<p>It is a channel callback module that implements a shell
	and command execution. The shell's read-eval-print loop can be customized, using the
	option <seealso marker="#type-shell_daemon_option"><c>shell</c></seealso>. This means less work than implementing
	an own CLI channel. If <c>ssh_cli</c> is set to <c>no_cli</c>, the CLI channels
	like <seealso marker="#type-shell_daemon_option"><c>shell</c></seealso>
	and <seealso marker="#type-exec_daemon_option"><c>exec</c></seealso>
	are disabled and only subsystem channels are allowed.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="authentication_daemon_options"/>
      <name name="prompt_texts"/>
      <name name="kb_int_tuple"/>
      <name name="kb_int_fun_3"/>
      <name name="pwdfun_2"/>
      <name name="pwdfun_4"/>
      <desc>
	<taglist>
	  <tag><c>auth_method_kb_interactive_data</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>Sets the text strings that the daemon sends to the client for presentation to the user when
	    using <c>keyboard-interactive</c> authentication.</p>
	    <p>If the fun/3 is used, it is called when the actual authentication occurs and may therefore
	    return dynamic data like time, remote ip etc.</p>
	    <p>The parameter <c>Echo</c> guides the client about need to hide the password.</p>
	    <p>The default value is:
	    <c>{auth_method_kb_interactive_data, {"SSH server", "Enter password for \""++User++"\"", "password: ", false}></c>
	    </p>
          </item>

	  <tag><marker id="option-user_passwords"/><c>user_passwords</c></tag>
	  <item>
            <p>Provides passwords for password authentication. The passwords are used when someone tries
	    to connect to the server and public key user-authentication fails. The option provides
	    a list of valid usernames and the corresponding passwords.
	    </p>
          </item>

          <tag><marker id="option-password"/><c>password</c></tag>
          <item>
            <p>Provides a global password that authenticates any user.</p>
	    <warning>
	      <p>Intended to facilitate testing.</p>
	      <p>From a security perspective this option makes the server very vulnerable.</p>
	    </warning>
	  </item>

	  <tag><marker id="option-pwdfun"/><c>pwdfun</c> with 
	  <seealso marker="#type-pwdfun_4"><c>pwdfun_4()</c></seealso>
	  </tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>Provides a function for password validation. This could used for calling an external system or handeling
	    passwords stored as hash values.
	    </p>
	    <p>This fun can also be used to make delays in authentication tries for example by calling
	    <seealso marker="stdlib:timer#sleep/1">timer:sleep/1</seealso>.</p>
	    <p>To facilitate for instance counting of failed tries,
	    the <c>State</c> variable could be used. This state is per connection only. The first time the pwdfun
	    is called for a connection, the <c>State</c> variable has the value <c>undefined</c>.
	    </p>
	    
	    <p>The fun should return:
	    </p>
	    <list type="bulleted">
	      <item><c>true</c> if the user and password is valid</item>
	      <item><c>false</c> if the user or password is invalid</item> 
	      <item><c>disconnect</c> if a SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT message should be sent immediately. It will
	      be followed by a close of the underlying tcp connection.</item>
	      <item><c>{true,  NewState:any()}</c> if the user and password is valid</item>
	      <item><c>{false, NewState:any()}</c> if the user or password is invalid</item> 
	    </list>

	    <p>A third usage is to block login attempts from a missbehaving peer. The <c>State</c> described above 
	    can be used for this. The return value <c>disconnect</c> is useful for this.</p>
	  </item>

	  <tag><c>pwdfun</c> with
	  <seealso marker="#type-pwdfun_2"><c>pwdfun_2()</c></seealso>
	  </tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>Provides a function for password validation. This function is called with user and password
	    as strings, and returns:</p>
	    <list type="bulleted">
	      <item><c>true</c> if the user and password is valid</item>
	      <item><c>false</c> if the user or password is invalid</item> 
	    </list>
	    <p>This variant is kept for compatibility.</p>
	  </item>
	</taglist>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="diffie_hellman_group_exchange_daemon_option"/>
      <name name="explicit_group"/>
      <name name="explicit_group_file"/>
      <name name="ssh_moduli_file"/>
      <desc>
	<taglist>
	  <tag><c>dh_gex_groups</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>Defines the groups the server may choose among when diffie-hellman-group-exchange is negotiated.
	    See 
	    <url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4419">RFC 4419</url>
	    for details. The three variants of this option are:
	    </p>
	    <taglist>
	      <tag><c>{Size=integer(),G=integer(),P=integer()}</c></tag>
	      <item>The groups are given explicitly in this list. There may be several elements with the same <c>Size</c>.
	      In such a case, the server will choose one randomly in the negotiated Size.
	      </item>
	      <tag><c>{file,filename()}</c></tag>
	      <item>The file must have one or more three-tuples <c>{Size=integer(),G=integer(),P=integer()}</c> 
	      terminated by a dot. The file is read when the daemon starts.
	      </item>
	      <tag><c>{ssh_moduli_file,filename()}</c></tag>
	      <item>The file must be in
	      <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#dh_gex_group/4">ssh-keygen moduli file format</seealso>.
	      The file is read when the daemon starts.
	      </item>
	    </taglist>
	    <p>The default list is fetched from the 
	      <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#dh_gex_group/4">public_key</seealso> application.
	    </p>
	  </item>

	  <tag><c>dh_gex_limits</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>Limits what a client can ask for in diffie-hellman-group-exchange.
	    The limits will be
	    <c>{MaxUsed = min(MaxClient,Max), MinUsed = max(MinClient,Min)}</c> where <c>MaxClient</c> and 
	    <c>MinClient</c> are the values proposed by a connecting client.
	    </p>
	    <p>The default value is <c>{0,infinity}</c>.
	    </p>
	    <p>If <c>MaxUsed &lt; MinUsed</c> in a key exchange, it will fail with a disconnect.
	    </p>
	    <p>See 
	    <url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4419">RFC 4419</url>
	    for the function of the Max and Min values.</p>
	  </item>
	</taglist>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="negotiation_timeout_daemon_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Maximum time in milliseconds for the authentication negotiation.
	Defaults to 120000 ms (2 minutes). If the client fails to log in within this time,
	the connection is closed.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="hardening_daemon_options"/>
      <desc>
	<taglist>
	  <tag><c>max_sessions</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>The maximum number of simultaneous sessions that are accepted at any time
	    for this daemon. This includes sessions that are being authorized.
	    Thus, if set to <c>N</c>, and <c>N</c> clients have connected but not started
	    the login process, connection attempt <c>N+1</c> is aborted.
	    If <c>N</c> connections are authenticated and still logged in, no more logins
	    are accepted until one of the existing ones log out.
	    </p>
	    <p>The counter is per listening port. Thus, if two daemons are started, one with
	    <c>{max_sessions,N}</c> and the other with <c>{max_sessions,M}</c>, in total
	    <c>N+M</c> connections are accepted for the whole <c>ssh</c> application.
	    </p>
	    <p>Notice that if <c>parallel_login</c> is <c>false</c>, only one client
	    at a time can be in the authentication phase.
	    </p>
	    <p>By default, this option is not set. This means that the number is not limited.
	    </p>
	  </item>

	  <tag><c>max_channels</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>The maximum number of channels with active remote subsystem that are accepted for
	    each connection to this daemon</p>
	    <p>By default, this option is not set. This means that the number is not limited.
	    </p>
	  </item>

	  <tag><c>parallel_login</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>If set to false (the default value), only one login is handled at a time.
	    If set to true, an unlimited number of login attempts are allowed simultaneously.
	    </p>
	    <p>If the <c>max_sessions</c> option is set to <c>N</c> and <c>parallel_login</c>
	    is set to <c>true</c>, the maximum number of simultaneous login attempts at any time is
	    limited to <c>N-K</c>, where <c>K</c> is the number of authenticated connections present
	    at this daemon.
	    </p>
	    <warning>
	      <p>Do not enable <c>parallel_logins</c> without protecting the server by other means,
	      for example, by the <c>max_sessions</c> option or a firewall configuration. If set to
	      <c>true</c>, there is no protection against DOS attacks.</p>
	    </warning>
	  </item>

	  <tag><c>minimal_remote_max_packet_size</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>The least maximum packet size that the daemon will accept in channel open requests from the client.
	    The default value is 0.
	    </p>
	  </item>
	  
	</taglist>
      </desc>
    </datatype>
 
    <datatype>
      <name name="callbacks_daemon_options"/>
      <desc>
	<taglist>
	  <tag><c>connectfun</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>Provides a fun to implement your own logging when a user authenticates to the server.</p>
	  </item>

	  <tag><c>failfun</c></tag>
	  <item>
	    <p>Provides a fun to implement your own logging when a user fails to authenticate.</p>
	  </item>
	</taglist>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

     <datatype>
      <name name="send_ext_info_daemon_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Make the server (daemon) tell the client that the server accepts extension negotiation, that is,
	include <c>ext-info-s</c> in the kexinit message sent. See
	<url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8308">RFC 8308</url>
	for details and	<seealso marker="SSH_app#supported-ext-info">ssh(6)</seealso>
	for a list of currently implemented extensions.
	</p>
	<p>Default value is <c>true</c> which is compatible with other implementations not supporting ext-info.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="tcpip_tunnel_in_daemon_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Enables (<c>true</c>) or disables (<c>false</c>) the possibility to tunnel a TCP/IP connection in to a
	<seealso marker="ssh:ssh#daemon-2">server</seealso>.
	Disabled per default.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="tcpip_tunnel_out_daemon_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Enables (<c>true</c>) or disables (<c>false</c>) the possibility to tunnel a TCP/IP connection out of a
	<seealso marker="ssh:ssh#daemon-2">server</seealso>.
	Disabled per default.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <!--................................................................-->
    <datatype_title>Options common to clients and daemons</datatype_title>
    <datatype>
      <name name="common_options"/>
      <name name="common_option"/>
      <desc><p>The options above can be used both in clients and in daemons (servers). They are further explained below.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="profile_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Used together with <c>ip-address</c> and <c>port</c> to
	uniquely identify a ssh daemon. This can be useful in a
	virtualized environment, where there can be more that one
	server that has the same <c>ip-address</c> and
	<c>port</c>. If this property is not explicitly set, it is
	assumed that the the <c>ip-address</c> and <c>port</c>
	uniquely identifies the SSH daemon.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="max_idle_time_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Sets a time-out on a connection when no channels are active. Defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="rekey_limit_common_option"/>
      <name name="limit_bytes"/>
      <name name="limit_time"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Sets the limit when rekeying is to be initiated. Both the max time and max amount of data
	could be configured:
	</p>
	<list>
	  <item><c>{Minutes, Bytes}</c> initiate rekeying when any of the limits are reached.</item>
	  <item><c>Bytes</c> initiate rekeying when <c>Bytes</c> number of bytes are transferred,
	  or at latest after one hour.</item>
	</list>
	<p>When a rekeying is done, both the timer and the byte counter are restarted.
	Defaults to one hour and one GByte.</p>
	<p>If <c>Minutes</c> is set to <c>infinity</c>, no rekeying will ever occur due to that max time has passed.
	Setting <c>Bytes</c> to <c>infinity</c> will inhibit rekeying after a certain amount of data has been transferred.
	If the option value is set to <c>{infinity, infinity}</c>, no rekeying will be initiated. Note that rekeying initiated
	by the peer will still be performed.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="key_cb_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Module implementing the behaviour
	<seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso> and/or
	<seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>.
	Can be used to
	customize the handling of public keys. If callback options are provided
	along with the module name, they are made available to the callback
	module via the options passed to it under the key 'key_cb_private'.
	</p>
	<p>The <c>Opts</c> defaults to <c>[]</c> when only the <c>Module</c> is specified.
	</p>
	<p>The default value of this option is <c>{ssh_file, []}</c>. See also the manpage of
	<seealso marker="ssh:ssh_file">ssh_file</seealso>.
	</p>
	<p>A call to the call-back function <c>F</c> will be</p>
	<code>
	  Module:F(..., [{key_cb_private,Opts}|UserOptions])
	</code>
	<p>where <c>...</c> are arguments to <c>F</c> as in 
	<seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso> and/or
	<seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso>.
	The <c>UserOptions</c> are the options given to 
	<seealso marker="ssh:ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect</seealso>,
	<seealso marker="ssh:ssh#shell-1">ssh:shell</seealso> or
	<seealso marker="ssh:ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon</seealso>.
	</p>

      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="pref_public_key_algs_common_option"/>
      <desc>
        <p>List of user (client) public key algorithms to try to use.</p>
	<p>The default value is the <c>public_key</c> entry in the list returned by
	<seealso marker="#default_algorithms/0">ssh:default_algorithms/0</seealso>.
	</p>
	<p>If there is no public key of a specified type available, the corresponding entry is ignored.
	Note that the available set is dependent on the underlying cryptolib and current user's public keys.
	</p>
        <p>See also the option <seealso marker="ssh_file#type-user_dir_common_option"><c>user_dir</c></seealso>
        for specifying the path to the user's keys.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="disconnectfun_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Provides a fun to implement your own logging when the peer disconnects.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="unexpectedfun_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Provides a fun to implement your own logging or other action when an unexpected message arrives.
	If the fun returns <c>report</c> the usual info report is issued but if <c>skip</c> is returned no
	report is generated.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="ssh_msg_debug_fun_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Provide a fun to implement your own logging of the SSH message SSH_MSG_DEBUG.
	The last three parameters are from the message, see 
	<url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4253#section-11.3">RFC 4253, section 11.3</url>.
	The <seealso marker="#type-connection_ref"><c>connection_ref()</c></seealso> is the reference
	to the connection on which the message arrived.
	The return value from the fun is not checked.
	</p>
	<p>The default behaviour is ignore the message.
	To get a printout for each message with <c>AlwaysDisplay = true</c>,
	use for example <c>{ssh_msg_debug_fun, fun(_,true,M,_)-> io:format("DEBUG: ~p~n", [M]) end}</c></p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="id_string_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>The string the daemon will present to a connecting peer initially.
	The default value is "Erlang/VSN" where VSN is the ssh application version number.
	</p>
	<p>The value <c>random</c> will cause a random string to be created at each connection attempt.
	This is to make it a bit more difficult for a malicious peer to find the ssh software brand and version.
	</p>
	<p>The value <c>{random, Nmin, Nmax}</c> will make a random string with at least <c>Nmin</c> characters and
	at most <c>Nmax</c> characters.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="preferred_algorithms_common_option"/>
      <name name="algs_list"/>
      <name name="alg_entry"/>
      <name name="kex_alg"/>
      <name name="pubkey_alg"/>
      <name name="cipher_alg"/>
      <name name="mac_alg"/>
      <name name="compression_alg"/>
      <name name="double_algs"/>

      <desc>
	<p>List of algorithms to use in the algorithm negotiation. The default <c>algs_list()</c> can
	be obtained from <seealso marker="#default_algorithms/0">default_algorithms/0</seealso>.
	</p>
	<p>If an alg_entry() is missing in the algs_list(), the default value is used for that entry.</p>
	<p>Here is an example of this option:</p>
	<code>
	  {preferred_algorithms, 
	  [{public_key,['ssh-rsa','ssh-dss']},
	  {cipher,[{client2server,['aes128-ctr']},
          {server2client,['aes128-cbc','3des-cbc']}]},
	  {mac,['hmac-sha2-256','hmac-sha1']},
	  {compression,[none,zlib]}
	  ]
	  }
	</code>
	<p>The example specifies different algorithms in the two directions (client2server and server2client),
	for cipher but specifies the same algorithms for mac and compression in both directions.
	The kex (key exchange) is implicit but public_key is set explicitly.</p>

	<p>For background and more examples see the <seealso marker="configure_algos#introduction">User's Guide</seealso>.</p>

	<p>If an algorithm name occurs more than once in a list, the behaviour is undefined. The tags in the property lists
	are also assumed to occur at most one time.
	</p>

	<warning>
	  <p>Changing the values can make a connection less secure. Do not change unless you
	  know exactly what you are doing. If you do not understand the values then you
	  are not supposed to change them.</p>
	</warning>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="modify_algorithms_common_option"/>
      <name name="modify_algs_list"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Modifies the list of algorithms to use in the algorithm negotiation. The modifications are
	applied after the option <c>preferred_algorithms</c> (if existing) is applied.</p>
	<p>The algoritm for modifications works like this:</p>
	<list>
	  <item>
	    <p>Input is the <c>modify_algs_list()</c> and a set of algorithms <c>A</c>
	    obtained from the <c>preferred_algorithms</c> option if existing, or else from the
	    <seealso marker="ssh#default_algorithms-0">ssh:default_algorithms/0</seealso>.
	    </p>
	  </item>
	  <item>
	    <p>The head of the <c>modify_algs_list()</c> modifies <c>A</c> giving the result <c>A'</c>.</p>
	    <p>The possible modifications are:</p>
	    <list>
	      <item>
		<p>Append or prepend supported but not enabled algorithm(s) to the list of
		algorithms. If the wanted algorithms already are in <c>A</c> they will first
		be removed and then appended or prepended,
		</p>
	      </item>
	      <item>
		<p>Remove (rm) one or more algorithms from <c>A</c>.
		</p>
	      </item>
	    </list>
	  </item>
	  <item>
	    <p>Repeat the modification step with the tail of <c>modify_algs_list()</c> and the resulting
	    <c>A'</c>.
	    </p>
	  </item>
	</list>
	<p>If an unsupported algorithm is in the <c>modify_algs_list()</c>, it will be silently ignored</p>
	<p>If there are more than one modify_algorithms options, the result is undefined.</p>
	<p>Here is an example of this option:</p>
	<code>
	  {modify_algorithms, 
	  [{prepend, [{kex, ['diffie-hellman-group1-sha1']}],
	  {rm,      [{compression, [none]}]}
	  ]
	  }
	</code>
	<p>The example specifies that:</p>
	<list>
	  <item><p>the old key exchange algorithm 'diffie-hellman-group1-sha1' should be
	  the main alternative. It will be the main alternative since it is prepened to the list</p>
	  </item>
	  <item><p>The compression algorithm none (= no compression) is removed so compression is enforced</p>
	  </item>
	</list>
	<p>For background and more examples see the <seealso marker="configure_algos#introduction">User's Guide</seealso>.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>


    <datatype>
      <name name="inet_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>IP version to use when the host address is specified as <c>any</c>.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="auth_methods_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Comma-separated string that determines which authentication methods that the client shall
	support and in which order they are tried. Defaults to <c>"publickey,keyboard-interactive,password"</c>
	</p>
	<p>Note that the client is free to use any order and to exclude methods.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="fd_common_option"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Allows an existing file-descriptor to be used (passed on to the transport protocol).</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <!--................................................................-->
    <datatype_title>Other data types</datatype_title>
    
    <datatype>
      <name name="host"/>
      <desc>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="ip_port"/>
      <desc>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="mod_args"/>
      <desc>
      </desc>
    </datatype>
      
    <datatype>
      <name name="mod_fun_args"/>
      <desc>
      </desc>
    </datatype>
      
    <datatype>
      <name name="open_socket"/>
      <desc>
	<p>The socket is supposed to be result of a <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect-3">gen_tcp:connect</seealso>
	or a <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#accept-1">gen_tcp:accept</seealso>. The socket must be in passive
	mode (that is, opened with the option <c>{active,false})</c>.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="daemon_ref"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Opaque data type representing a daemon.</p>
	<p>Returned by the functions <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-1"><c>daemon/1,2,3</c></seealso>.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name>connection_ref()</name>
      <desc>
	<p>Opaque data type representing a connection between a client and a server (daemon).</p>
	<p>Returned by the functions
	<seealso marker="ssh#connect-3"><c>connect/2,3,4</c></seealso> and
	<seealso marker="ssh_sftp#start_channel-2"><c>ssh_sftp:start_channel/2,3</c></seealso>.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="channel_id"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Opaque data type representing a channel inside a connection.</p>
	<p>Returned by the functions
	<seealso marker="ssh_connection#session_channel/2">ssh_connection:session_channel/2,4</seealso>.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="connection_info_tuple"/>
      <name name="version"/>
      <name name="protocol_version"/>
      <name name="software_version"/>
      <name name="conn_info_algs"/>
      <name name="conn_info_channels"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Return values from the
	<seealso marker="#connection_info/1">connection_info/1</seealso> and
	<seealso marker="#connection_info/2">connection_info/2</seealso> functions.
	</p>
	<p>In the <c>option</c> info tuple are only the options included that differs from the default values.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>

    <datatype>
      <name name="daemon_info_tuple"/>
      <desc>
	<p>Return values from the
	<seealso marker="#daemon_info/1">daemon_info/1</seealso> and
	<seealso marker="#daemon_info/2">daemon_info/2</seealso> functions.
	</p>
	<p>In the <c>option</c> info tuple are only the options included that differs from the default values.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype> 

    <datatype>
      <name>opaque_client_options</name>
      <name>opaque_daemon_options</name>
      <name>opaque_common_options</name>
      <desc>
	<marker id="type-opaque_client_options"/>
	<marker id="type-opaque_daemon_options"/>
	<marker id="type-opaque_common_options"/>
	<p>Opaque types that define experimental options that are not to be used in products.</p>
      </desc>
    </datatype>
  </datatypes>

<!--
    ================================================================
    =  Function definitions                                        =
    ================================================================
-->

 <funcs>

<!-- CLOSE/1 -->
   <func>
     <name name="close" arity="1" since=""/>
      <fsummary>Closes an SSH connection.</fsummary>
      <desc><p>Closes an SSH connection.</p></desc>
    </func>
    
<!-- CONNECT/2 etc -->
   <func>
     <name since="">connect(Host, Port, Options) -> Result </name>
     <name since="">connect(Host, Port, Options, NegotiationTimeout) -> Result </name>
     <name since="OTP 19.0">connect(TcpSocket, Options) -> Result</name>
     <name since="">connect(TcpSocket, Options, NegotiationTimeout) -> Result</name>
     <fsummary>Connects to an SSH server.</fsummary>
     <type>
       <v>Host = <seealso marker="#type-host">host()</seealso></v>
       <v>Port = <seealso marker="kernel:inet#type-port_number">inet:port_number()</seealso></v>
       <v>Options = <seealso marker="#type-client_options">client_options()</seealso></v>
       <v>TcpSocket = <seealso marker="#type-open_socket">open_socket()</seealso></v>
       <v>NegotiationTimeout = timeout()</v>
       <v>Result = {ok, <seealso marker="#type-connection_ref">connection_ref()</seealso>} | {error, term()}</v>
     </type>
     <desc>
       <p>Connects to an SSH server at the <c>Host</c> on <c>Port</c>.
       </p>
       <p>As an alternative, an already open TCP socket could be passed to the function in <c>TcpSocket</c>.
       The SSH initiation and negotiation will be initiated on that one with the SSH that should be at the
       other end.
       </p>
       <p>No channel is started. This is done by calling <seealso marker="ssh_connection#session_channel/2">
       ssh_connection:session_channel/[2, 4]</seealso>.
       </p>
       <p>The <c>NegotiationTimeout</c> is in milli-seconds. The default value is <c>infinity</c>.
       For connection timeout, use the option
       <seealso marker="#type-connect_timeout_client_option"><c>connect_timeout</c></seealso>.
       </p>
     </desc>
   </func>

<!-- CONNECTION_INFO/1, CONNECTION_INFO/2 -->
   <func>
     <name name="connection_info" arity="1" since=""/>
     <name name="connection_info" arity="2" since=""/>
     <fsummary>Retrieves information about a connection.</fsummary>
     <desc>
       <p>Returns information about a connection intended for e.g debugging or logging.
       </p>
       <p>When the <c>Key</c> is a single <c>Item</c>, the result is a single <c>InfoTuple</c>
       </p>
    </desc>
   </func>

<!-- DEAMON/1,2,3 -->
   <func>
     <name since="">daemon(Port | TcpSocket) -> Result</name>
     <name since="">daemon(Port | TcpSocket, Options) -> Result</name>
     <name since="">daemon(HostAddress, Port, Options) -> Result</name>
     <fsummary>Starts a server listening for SSH connections.</fsummary>
     <type>
       <v>Port = integer()</v>
       <v>TcpSocket = <seealso marker="#type-open_socket">open_socket()</seealso></v>
       <v>Options = <seealso marker="#type-daemon_options">daemon_options()</seealso></v>
       <v>HostAddress = <seealso marker="#type-host">host()</seealso> | any</v>
       <v>Result = {ok, <seealso marker="#type-daemon_ref">daemon_ref()</seealso>} | {error, atom()}</v>
      </type>
       <desc>
        <p>Starts a server listening for SSH connections on the given port. If the <c>Port</c> is 0,
	a random free port is selected. See <seealso marker="#daemon_info/1">daemon_info/1</seealso>
	about how to find the selected port number.
	</p>
	<p>As an alternative, an already open TCP socket could be passed to the function in <c>TcpSocket</c>.
	The SSH initiation and negotiation will be initiated on that one when an SSH starts at the other end
	of the TCP socket.
	</p>
	<p>For a description of the options, see <seealso marker="#type-daemon_options">Daemon Options</seealso>.
	</p>
	<p>Please note that by historical reasons both the <c>HostAddress</c> argument and the
	<seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#type-connect_option">gen_tcp connect_option() <c>{ip,Address}</c></seealso>
	set the listening address. This is a source of possible inconsistent settings.
	</p>
	<p>The rules for handling the two address passing options are:</p>
	<list>
	  <item>if <c>HostAddress</c> is an IP-address, that IP-address is the listening address.
	  An 'ip'-option will be discarded if present.</item>

	  <item>if <c>HostAddress</c> is the atom <c>loopback</c>, the listening address
	  is <c>loopback</c> and an loopback address will be choosen by the underlying layers.
	  An 'ip'-option will be discarded if present.</item>

	  <item>if <c>HostAddress</c> is the atom <c>any</c> and no 'ip'-option is present, the listening address is
	  <c>any</c> and the socket will listen to all addresses</item>

	  <item>if <c>HostAddress</c> is <c>any</c> and an 'ip'-option is present, the listening address is
	  set to the value of the 'ip'-option</item>
	</list>
       </desc>
   </func>

<!-- DAEMON_INFO/1 -->   
   <func>
     <name name="daemon_info" arity="1" since="OTP 19.0"/>
     <name name="daemon_info" arity="2" since=""/>
     <fsummary>Get info about a daemon</fsummary>
     <desc>
       <p>Returns information about a daemon intended for e.g debugging or logging.
       </p>
       <p>When the <c>Key</c> is a single <c>Item</c>, the result is a single <c>InfoTuple</c>
       </p>
       <p>Note that <c>daemon_info/1</c> and <c>daemon_info/2</c> returns different types
       due to compatibility reasons.
       </p>
     </desc>
   </func>


<!-- DEFAULT_ALGORITHMS/0 -->
    <func>
      <name name="default_algorithms" arity="0" since="OTP 18.0"/>
      <fsummary>Get a list declaring the supported algorithms</fsummary>
      <desc>
	<p>Returns a key-value list, where the keys are the different types of algorithms and the values are the
	algorithms themselves.</p>
	<p>See the <seealso marker="configure_algos#example_default_algorithms">User's Guide</seealso> for
	an example.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>

<!-- SHELL/1,2,3 -->
    <func>
      <name since="">shell(Host | TcpSocket) -> Result </name>
      <name since="">shell(Host | TcpSocket, Options) -> Result </name>
      <name since="">shell(Host, Port, Options) -> Result </name>
      <fsummary>Starts an interactive shell on a remote SSH server.</fsummary>
      <type>
	<v>Host = <seealso marker="#type-host">host()</seealso></v>
	<v>TcpSocket = <seealso marker="#type-open_socket">open_socket()</seealso></v>
	<v>Port = <seealso marker="kernel:inet#type-port_number">inet:port_number()</seealso></v>
	<v>Options = <seealso marker="#type-client_options">client_options()</seealso></v>
	<v>Result = ok | {error, Reason::term()}</v>
      </type>
      <desc>
        <p>Connects to an SSH server at <c>Host</c> and <c>Port</c> (defaults to 22) and starts an
	interactive shell on that remote host.
	</p>
	<p>As an alternative, an already open TCP socket could be passed to the function in <c>TcpSocket</c>.
	The SSH initiation and negotiation will be initiated on that one and finaly a shell will be started
	on the host at the other end of the TCP socket.
	</p>
	<p>For a description of the options, see <seealso marker="#type-client_options">Client Options</seealso>.</p>
	<p>The function waits for user input, and does not return until the remote shell is ended (that is,
	exit from the shell).
	</p>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name name="start" arity="0" since=""/>
      <name name="start" arity="1" since=""/>
      <fsummary>Starts the SSH application.</fsummary>
      <desc>
        <p>Utility function that starts the applications <c>crypto</c>, <c>public_key</c>,
	and <c>ssh</c>. Default type is <c>temporary</c>.
	For more information, see the <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso>
	manual page in Kernel.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name name="stop" arity="0" since=""/>
      <fsummary>Stops the <c>ssh</c> application.</fsummary>
      <desc>
        <p>Stops the <c>ssh</c> application.
	For more information, see the <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso>
	manual page in Kernel.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
    
    <func>
      <name name="stop_daemon" arity="1" since=""/>
      <name name="stop_daemon" arity="2" since=""/>
      <name name="stop_daemon" arity="3" since="OTP 21.0"/>
      <fsummary>Stops the listener and all connections started by the listener.</fsummary>
      <desc>
	<p>Stops the listener and all connections started by the listener.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name name="stop_listener" arity="1" since=""/>
      <name name="stop_listener" arity="2" since=""/>
      <name name="stop_listener" arity="3" since="OTP 21.0"/>
      <fsummary>Stops the listener, but leaves existing connections started by the listener operational.</fsummary>
      <desc>
	<p>Stops the listener, but leaves existing connections started by the listener operational.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>

    <func>
      <name name="tcpip_tunnel_from_server" arity="5" since=""/>
      <name name="tcpip_tunnel_from_server" arity="6" since=""/>
      <fsummary>TCP/IP tunneling from a server to a client ("tcpip-forward")</fsummary>
      <desc>
	<p>Asks the remote server of <c>ConnectionRef</c> to listen to <c>ListenHost:ListenPort</c>.
	When someone connects that address, the connection is forwarded in an encrypted channel from
	the server to the client. The client (that is, at the node that calls this function) then
	connects to <c>ConnectToHost:ConnectToPort</c>.
	</p>
	<p>The returned <c>TrueListenPort</c> is the port that is listened to. It is the same as
	<c>ListenPort</c>, except when <c>ListenPort = 0</c>. In that case a free port is selected
	by the underlying OS.
	</p>
	<p>Note that in case of an Erlang/OTP SSH server (daemon) as peer, that server must have been
	started with the option
	<seealso marker="#type-tcpip_tunnel_out_daemon_option">tcpip_tunnel_out</seealso>
	to allow the connection.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </func>

  </funcs>
  
</erlref>