Smallstep SSH is a commercial product that delivers a complete end-to-end SSH workflow combining the benefits of modern identity providers, SSH certificates, and proven standard technologies like OpenSSH and OAuth. The Professional Edition is a managed offering that takes the open source step-ca
and adds automatic access control, end-to-end user lifecycle management, event activity logging, and reporting.
Before you begin, register for a smallstep account if you haven't already.
Start by configuring SSH access on your laptop:
Register your hosts with Smallstep SSH:
If you want to use Smallstep SSH in multi-user mode, you can sync with an identity provider:
Establish access control rules:
You can read more about the technical details of Smallstep SSH by visiting our how it works page. Learn how we protect your data, see our security page.