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Open-sourcing OpenPubkey SSH (OPKSSH): integrating single sign-on with SSH

ID: efdde02c-0df9-50ff-b067-aa9309f11074

STIX ID: report--efdde02c-0df9-50ff-b067-aa9309f11074

Feed Name: Cloudflare Blog

Date Published: 2025-03-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-27

Author: Ethan Heilman

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The report announces OPKSSH (OpenPubkey SSH) being open-sourced and details how it uses OpenID Connect and OpenPubkey to embed public keys into ID Tokens (PK Tokens), enabling SSO-based SSH authentication without changing the SSH protocol. It replaces long-lived SSH keys with ephemeral, policy-controlled keys to improve security, usability, and visibility (identity-based authorization), and integrates via SSH certificates and AuthorizedKeysCommand. Installation guidance, licensing, and community contribution avenues are provided.

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