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Install OpenSSH for Windows

Created
02/03/2020

Description

This module installs OpenSSH server and client for Windows using PowerShell. SSH on Windows can provide pentesters persistent access to a secure interactive terminal, interactive filesystem access, and port forwarding over SSH.

Author(s)

  • Michael Long <bluesentinel@protonmail.com>

Platform

Windows

Architectures

x86, x64

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

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