Paramiko

• Homepage: https://www.paramiko.org/
• First release: 2003-09-13
• Latest release: 5.0.0 (2026-05-09)
• Version history: https://www.paramiko.org/changelog.html
• Source repository: https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko
• License: LGPL 2.1
• Client: true
• Server: true

Remarks

• Python library.
• Built on pyca/cryptography.

Supported protocols

Ciphers: aes128-ctr, aes192-ctr, aes256-ctr, aes128-cbc, aes192-cbc, aes256-cbc, aes128-gcm@openssh.com, aes256-gcm@openssh.com, 3des-cbc

Compression formats: zlib@openssh.com, zlib, none

Hostkey formats: ecdsa-sha2-nistp256, ecdsa-sha2-nistp384, ecdsa-sha2-nistp521, rsa-sha2-256, rsa-sha2-512, ssh-ed25519, ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com, ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com, ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com, rsa-sha2-256-cert-v01@openssh.com, rsa-sha2-512-cert-v01@openssh.com, ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com

Key exchange protocols: diffie-hellman-group14-sha256, diffie-hellman-group16-sha512, diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256, ecdh-sha2-nistp256, ecdh-sha2-nistp384, ecdh-sha2-nistp521, curve25519-sha256@libssh.org, ext-info-c, kex-strict-c-v00@openssh.com, kex-strict-s-v00@openssh.com

Message authentication codes (MACs): hmac-sha2-256, hmac-sha2-512, hmac-md5, hmac-sha1-96, hmac-md5-96, hmac-sha1, hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com, hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com

User authentication methods: publickey, password, keyboard-interactive

Protocol extensions: server-sig-algs