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Windows 10 built-in SSH Client. How to paste the password?


I am trying to connect to my OpenWRT router using SSH. Since Windows 10 comes with a SSH client I decided to use that.

When I try to connect nothing happens when I paste into the password field.

My password is 30+ char with special characters. There seems to be no way to paste the password.

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Is this a bug in the Windows SSH client / Terminal?

I have no problem pasting into the terminal. It is only that password field I have issues with. Nothing happens when I paste anything there.


Solution

  • It is default in the linux security model. When you type password in ssh, the password never shows up as you type. But if you paste, it invisibly gets pasted. Then you can hit ENTER. Windows OpenSSH client has also got this behaviour.