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+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
+
+<refentry id="systemd-ssh-proxy"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-ssh-proxy</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-ssh-proxy</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-ssh-proxy</refname>
+ <refpurpose>SSH client plugin for connecting to <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant> and
+ <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> sockets</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <programlisting>
+Host unix/* vsock/*
+ ProxyCommand /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-ssh-proxy %h %p
+ ProxyUseFdpass yes
+</programlisting>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-ssh-proxy</command> <arg>ADDRESS</arg> <arg>PORT</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-ssh-proxy</command> is a small "proxy" plugin for the <citerefentry
+ project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>ssh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ tool that allows connecting to <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> and <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant> sockets. It
+ implements the interface defined by <filename>ssh</filename>'s <varname>ProxyCommand</varname>
+ configuration option. It's supposed to be used with an <citerefentry
+ project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>ssh_config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ configuration fragment like the following:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>
+Host unix/* vsock/*
+ ProxyCommand /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-ssh-proxy %h %p
+ ProxyUseFdpass yes
+ CheckHostIP no
+
+Host .host
+ ProxyCommand /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-ssh-proxy unix/run/ssh-unix-local/socket %p
+ ProxyUseFdpass yes
+ CheckHostIP no
+</programlisting>
+
+ <para>A configuration fragment along these lines is by default installed into
+ <filename>/etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/20-systemd-ssh-proxy.conf.in</filename>.</para>
+
+ <para>With this in place, SSH connections to host string <literal>unix/</literal> followed by an absolute
+ <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> file system path to a socket will be directed to the specified socket, which
+ must be of type <constant>SOCK_STREAM</constant>. Similar, SSH connections to <literal>vsock/</literal>
+ followed by an <constant>AF_VSOCK</constant> CID will result in an SSH connection made to that
+ CID. Moreover connecting to <literal>.host</literal> will connect to the local host via SSH, without
+ involving networking.</para>
+
+ <para>This tool is supposed to be used together with
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-ssh-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ which when run inside a VM or container will bind SSH to suitable
+ addresses. <command>systemd-ssh-generator</command> is supposed to run in the container of VM guest, and
+ <command>systemd-ssh-proxy</command> is run on the host, in order to connect to the container or VM
+ guest.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exit status</title>
+
+ <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code
+ otherwise.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+
+ <example>
+ <title>Talk to a local VM with CID 4711</title>
+
+ <programlisting>ssh vsock/4711</programlisting>
+ </example>
+
+ <example>
+ <title>Talk to the local host via ssh</title>
+
+ <programlisting>ssh .host</programlisting>
+
+ <para>or equivalent:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>ssh unix/run/ssh-unix-local/socket</programlisting>
+ </example>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para><simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-ssh-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>vsock</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>unix</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>ssh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>sshd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ </simplelist></para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>