In GSoC 2026

libssh

This project is for programmers needing a working SSH implementation by the mean of a library. The complete control of the client is made by the programmer. With libssh, you can remotely execute programs, transfer files, use a secure and transparent tunnel for your remote programs. With its Secure FTP implementation, you can play with remote files easily, without third-party programs others than libcrypto (from openssl), libgcrypt or mbedTLS.

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Contributors in 2026

Same as 2025

Projects since 2016

1.4 a cycle on average

Cycles

5 of 11

5-cycle streak

Rank in 2026

#180

of 183, 0.1% of slots

Mentors

for 1 project in 2025

Contributors per cycle

Accepted projects each year, against the median organization that year

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libssh contributors per cycle
	libssh	Median organization
2016	0	4
2017	0	4
2018	0	3
2019	0	4
2020	0	4
2021	0	4
2022	1	3
2023	2	4
2024	2	4
2025	1	5
2026	1	4

Stack and topics

Each one has its own page of organizations and trends

C Ssh CI Git Sftp

Security Cryptography

Quick answers

Is libssh in GSoC 2026?: Yes, with 1 contributor.
How long has it taken part?: 5 of 11 cycles since 2016, first in 2022, with a 5-cycle streak running.
How many contributors does it usually take?: 1.4 a cycle on average, 7 in total. Its largest cycle was 2023, with 2.
What does it build with?: C, Ssh, CI, Git, Sftp.

Accepted projects

1 project in 2026 · All 7 projects since 2016

Improve configuration compatibility with OpenSSH
Nikhil Venkatesan
The SSH client obtains its configuration either from command line arguments or from configuration files such as ~/.ssh/config and...
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