# \[Crypto\] Toy SSH client in ~2k SLOC of Python, v6

DevFeed: [\[Crypto\] Toy SSH client in ~2k SLOC of Python, v6](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/crypto-toy-ssh-client-in-2k-sloc-of-python-v6-20549.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://yurichev.com/blog/SSH6/>)

Published: 2026-01-19T23:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Dennis Yurichev](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dennis-yurichev.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>)

Tags: [crypto](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crypto.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>)

## AI overview

This release of a toy SSH client written in about 2,000 lines of Python fixes mostly network-related bugs. The project began as a learning exercise and became a practical tool for connecting to older routers and devices that use algorithms such as ssh-rsa and ssh-dss.

## Source excerpt

[Crypto] Toy SSH client in ~2k SLOC of Python, v6