Microsoft Corporation
SERVICE TO SERVICE SSH WITH AUTHENTICATION AND SSH SESSION REAUTHENTICATION

Abstract:

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for service to service SSH with authentication and SSH session reauthentication. A client service initiates an SSH session by automatically providing authentication information to an authentication provider service, which returns access information. The client service uses an SSH client to automatically provide the access information to an SSH server, which receives and validates the access information. A service-to-service SSH session is created between the SSH client and SSH server. The client service and a server service may communicate securely via the service-to-service SSH session. Security may be maintained for any type of SSH connection (e.g., user to service, service to service) by periodically and automatically providing and validating reauthentication and refresh information. AN SSH connection/session is maintained if periodic access information is validated. AN SSH connection/session is terminated if periodic access information is not provided in a refresh interval or is invalid.