install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install sshportal

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#sshportal

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ss/sshportal/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

SSH & Telnet bastion server

Project links

Commands and aliases

sshportal

history

Project history and usage

sshportal is a Go-based SSH and Telnet bastion server aimed at making jump-host access easier to administer without requiring modified SSH clients.

Project history

The project began publicly in 2017 in Manfred Touron's GitHub repository, with early releases following within weeks of the proof-of-concept commits. Its README frames the tool as a "transparent SSH bastion" with user invitations, host and key management, ACLs, audit logging, session recording, and support for common SSH workflows such as scp, rsync, sftp, port forwarding, and Git.

The author's project page and README emphasize operational access management: administrators can create invite accounts, users bind their own keys on first connection, and target hosts remain decoupled from end-user SSH keys.

Adoption history

Official project material describes use by educators, infrastructure teams, hosting operators, and security-focused contributors. The README specifically lists package availability in Homebrew and Nix through the supplied package metadata, placing sshportal in the package-manager niche of self-hosted bastion tooling rather than a hosted remote-access service.

How it is used

Common usage starts a local bastion server with `sshportal server`, then uses ordinary SSH clients to register users, create hosts, and connect through the portal. The project is meant to preserve normal SSH client behavior while centralizing access policy and logging.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about sshportal because it is a single Go service binary for a familiar infrastructure pattern: jump-host access with an auditable local database. Its appeal is strongest for operators who prefer installing a small CLI/server tool from Homebrew or Nix over deploying a larger privileged-access platform.

Timeline

2017: First public proof-of-concept commits in the upstream repository.
2017: v1.0.0 tagged shortly after the initial implementation.
2018: README documented operational use cases, invite-based onboarding, and broad SSH compatibility.
2023: Later v1.19.x tags show continued maintenance of the original Go project.

Related projects

sshportal sits near bastion-host and jump-server tools, and its README explicitly contrasts its transparent behavior with workflows that require per-user target host configuration.

Sources

Git history from https://github.com/moul/sshportal
https://github.com/moul/sshportal#readme
https://v1.manfred.life/sshportal
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:ssh,server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`sshportal`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.19.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.19.5

https://github.com/moul/sshportal

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:sshportal
Version	1.19.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sshportal
Homepage	https://v1.manfred.life/sshportal/
Repository	https://github.com/moul/sshportal
Upstream docs	https://github.com/moul/sshportal#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/moul/sshportal/archive/refs/tags/v1.19.5.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	sshportal
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

sshportal

nix profile install nixpkgs#sshportal

normalized package name match
Matched by: Sshportal

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ss/sshportal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/sshportal.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install sshportal with Homebrew, Nix