# Features

* Execution of SSH command using both synchronous and asynchronous methods
* Return command execution exit status and other information
* Provide SFTP functionality for both synchronous and asynchronous operations
* Provides SCP functionality
* Provide status report for upload and download sftp operations to allow accurate progress bar implementation
* Remote, dynamic and local port forwarding
* Shell/Terminal implementation
* Specify key file pass phrase
* Use multiple key files to authenticate
* Supports publickey, password and keyboard-interactive authentication methods
* Supports two-factor or higher authentication
* Supports SOCKS4, SOCKS5 and HTTP Proxy

## Encryption Method

**SSH.NET** supports the following encryption methods:
* aes256-ctr
* 3des-cbc
* aes128-cbc
* aes192-cbc
* aes256-cbc
* blowfish-cbc
* twofish-cbc
* twofish192-cbc
* twofish128-cbc
* twofish256-cbc
* arcfour
* arcfour128
* arcfour256
* cast128-cbc
* aes128-ctr
* aes192-ctr

## Key Exchange Method

**SSH.NET** supports the following key exchange methods:
* curve25519-sha256
* curve25519-sha256<span></span>@libssh.org
* ecdh-sha2-nistp256
* ecdh-sha2-nistp384
* ecdh-sha2-nistp521
* diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256
* diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
* diffie-hellman-group16-sha512
* diffie-hellman-group14-sha256
* diffie-hellman-group14-sha1
* diffie-hellman-group1-sha1

## Public Key Authentication

**SSH.NET** supports the following private key formats:
* RSA in OpenSSL PEM and ssh.com format
* DSA in OpenSSL PEM and ssh.com format
* ECDSA 256/384/521 in OpenSSL PEM format
* ECDSA 256/384/521, ED25519 and RSA in OpenSSH key format

Private keys can be encrypted using one of the following cipher methods:
* DES-EDE3-CBC
* DES-EDE3-CFB
* DES-CBC
* AES-128-CBC
* AES-192-CBC
* AES-256-CBC

## Host Key Algorithms

**SSH.NET** supports the following host key algorithms:
* ssh-ed25519
* ecdsa-sha2-nistp256
* ecdsa-sha2-nistp384
* ecdsa-sha2-nistp521
* rsa-sha2-512
* rsa-sha2-256
* ssh-rsa
* ssh-dss

## Message Authentication Code

**SSH.NET** supports the following MAC algorithms:
* hmac-md5
* hmac-md5-96
* hmac-sha1
* hmac-sha1-96
* hmac-sha2-256
* hmac-sha2-256-96
* hmac-sha2-512
* hmac-sha2-512-96
* hmac-md5-etm<span></span>@openssh.com
* hmac-md5-96-etm<span></span>@openssh.com
* hmac-sha1-etm<span></span>@openssh.com
* hmac-sha1-96-etm<span></span>@openssh.com
* hmac-sha2-256-etm<span></span>@openssh.com
* hmac-sha2-512-etm<span></span>@openssh.com

## Framework Support

**SSH.NET** supports the following target frameworks:
* .NETFramework 4.6.2 (and higher)
* .NET Standard 2.0 and 2.1
* .NET 6 (and higher)