Please use https://code.google.com/p/ganymed-ssh-2/ , as this current project is not getting the attention it should and therefore should be considered as 'parked'. Orion SSH for Java is a library which implements the SSH-2 protocol in pure Java. This is the new name, and home, for Trilead SSH (formerly Ganymed SSH2). Features Remote shell and command executionLocal and remote port forwardingLocal