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Connect Command

Every collection or verification session has a connection_identifier. SSHVerify uses that value as the SSH username to route an incoming connection to the right session.

The app shows the exact command for each session. It has this shape:

Terminal window
ssh <connection_identifier>@<ssh-host>

If the SSH service uses a non-standard port, the command includes -p:

Terminal window
ssh -p <port> <connection_identifier>@<ssh-host>

The user runs the command on the machine whose SSH keys should be collected or verified. Their SSH client offers public keys during authentication. SSHVerify records the connection and either stores those public keys or checks them against the keys configured on the session.

If must_confirm is enabled, the user must confirm the action in their SSH client by pressing y.

SSHVerify stores connection metadata such as the IP address, SSH client version, connection time, and the public keys that were collected or matched.

If expired_at or timeout is configured, new connections are rejected after the session expires. Existing results remain available from the session details.