# Install sshportal with Homebrew, Nix SSH & Telnet bastion server. Version 1.19.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sshportal ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sshportal ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#sshportal ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ss/sshportal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sshportal - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.19.5 - **Source summary:** SSH & Telnet bastion server - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - sshportal (cli) - sshportal (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.19.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/moul/sshportal - Upstream latest detected: v1.19.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** sshportal - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - sshportal: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ss/sshportal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [putty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/putty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh, telnet. - [shellz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shellz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh, telnet. - [soapyremote](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/soapyremote/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, server. - [ssh3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ssh3/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh. - [telnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/telnet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, telnet. - [upterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/upterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh. - [gateway-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gateway-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access. - [mosh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mosh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sshportal.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sshportal.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph