SSH for Android

SSH on Android

Step by step

• Install F-Droid app from Internet
• Install Termux app from F-Droid
• Install openssh binary from Termux
  • Open a Termux window
  • Run the following

    pkg install root-repo
    pkg upgrade
    pkg install openssh
    

Usage

• Start the SSH server
  (Default SSH port in Termux is 8022)

  sshd
  

• Stop the SSH server

  pkill sshd
  

Setup public key authentication

• Copy public key

  ssh-copy-id -p 8022 -i {id_rsa file} {android ip address}
  

• Disable password auth

  PREFIX/etc/ssh/sshd_config
  PasswordAuthentication no
  

Resources

https://github.com/termux
https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Remote_Access
https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Main_Page