SSH connection in C++ under Linux

Question

I am coding a simple networking tool in C++ that should be working under unix/linux operating systems. I need to make SSH connection in C++, ie C++ SSH client ? And don't forget - Linux, so don't point me to msdn.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

http://www.libssh2.org/

Answer 2

Alternatives to libssh2 are:

Commercial and free licensing:

http://www.netsieben.com/products/ssh/#licensing

Only commercial

http://www.chilkatsoft.com/ssh-sftp-c++.asp

Answer 3

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

You can download the source for putty here. Should give you a good start.