December 1, 1999
OpenBSD team releases OpenSSH
The OpenBSD team led by Theo de Raadt shipped OpenSSH 1.2.2 on December 1, 1999 — a free replacement for proprietary SSHSecure Shell — encrypted remote login, command execution, and file transfer over networks..
What it was for
OpenSSH secured remote server administration for the entire internet — `ssh` on every Linux and macOSApple's desktop operating system — runs on Mac hardware with Unix foundations and the Cocoa UI framework. machine traces to this fork. It replaced a commercial SSHSecure Shell — encrypted remote login, command execution, and file transfer over networks. license with audited BSDBerkeley Software Distribution — a family of Unix-like operating systems originating from UC Berkeley.-licensed code bundled with OpenBSD 2.6.
People
- Theo de Raadt — founder
Why it's here
OpenSSH became the universal secure shell implementation.
Why it mattered
It kept encrypted remote access free and auditable after SSHSecure Shell — encrypted remote login, command execution, and file transfer over networks. went proprietary.
What it solved
Proprietary SSHSecure Shell — encrypted remote login, command execution, and file transfer over networks. licensing threatened to tax every UnixAn influential multitasking OS from the 1970s — files, pipes, and C shaped Linux, macOS, and BSD. administrator and vendor.
Media
ImageTheo de RaadtFAndrey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- Theo de Raadt forks OpenBSDOctober 1995