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SSH Link handler for Windows
RPort and your browser will open links to ssh://[email protected] with the default application for that URL scheme. Windows does not have any default application assigned. To do so, follow the guide below.
Step 1: Install OpenSSH
Make sure you have OpenSSH installed on Windows 10. Open a terminal (cmd.exe or PowerShell) and type in shh -V. You should get an output similar to
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OpenSSH_for_Windows_7.7p1, LibreSSL 2.6.5
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If the ssh command is missing, execute the following command on a PowerShell.
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# Install the OpenSSH Client
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Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0
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Step 2: Download the wrapper script
An ssh link follows this syntax, ssh://<username>@<host>:<port> but open ssh expects a different format. Download the PowerShell script ssh-protocol-handler.ps1 to some directory, for example to %LOCALAPPDATA%\ssh-protocol-handler.ps1.
You can do this on the PowerShell with the following commands.
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$url = "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/thorstenkramm/b25a2c09ca7414595d48d1db581833fc/raw/1fecf170378390eebe778209a8b88972d6893657/ssh-protocol-handler.ps1"
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$file = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\ssh-protocol-handler.ps1"
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[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
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Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file
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Step 3: Register the script as URL handler
Download the ssh-protocol-handler.reg registry setting file. Adding it to the registry will register the above script as a protocol handler for ssh:// links.
You can do this in the PowerShell with the following commands.
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$url = "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/thorstenkramm/b25a2c09ca7414595d48d1db581833fc/raw/1fecf170378390eebe778209a8b88972d6893657/ssh-protocol-handler.reg"
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$file = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\ssh-protocol-handler.reg"
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[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
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Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file
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(Get-Content -path $file -Raw) -replace '<LOCALAPPDATA>', "$( [regex]::escape($env:LOCALAPPDATA) )"| Set-Content -Path $file
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get-Content $file
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reg import $file
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rm $file
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If you download the script manually, replace <LOCALAPPDATA> by the path where you stored ssh-protocol-handler.ps1
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Step4: Activate the new handler
Open the windows settings. Go to "Apps & feature -> Default Apps", scroll down and click on "Choose default apps by protocol".
Select the Custom SSH Handler
Now type in an SSH Url into the URL bar of any browser, for example ssh://[email protected]:2222. A PowerShell windows should open trying to connect you.
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