windows-fido-bridge

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An OpenSSH SK middleware that allows you to use a FIDO/U2F security key (e.g. a YubiKey) to SSH into a remote server from WSL or Cygwin.

  • .gitignore
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • LICENSE
  • README.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/mgbowen/windows-fido-bridge

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd windows-fido-bridge

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • APT (Debian/Ubuntu ๊ณ„์—ด) Built into Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distributions.
sudo apt install windows-fido-bridge

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

sudo apt install build-essential cmake g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 git

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

sudo apt install debhelper

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

sudo apt install ./windows-fido-bridge_*_*.deb ./windows-fido-bridge-skapi*_*_*.deb

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

โœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Docker

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
โš ๏ธ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
docker build -f repo/image/Dockerfile -t windows-fido-bridge .

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

docker run -p 8080:80 windows-fido-bridge

Runs the built image as an actual container.

โœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

4. CMake

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • CMake The tool used to generate build configuration.
  • C/C++ ์ปดํŒŒ์ผ๋Ÿฌ Windows needs Visual Studio (Community edition, free), macOS needs Xcode Command Line Tools, Linux needs the gcc/g++ package.
sudo apt install build-essential cmake g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 git

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

โœ… Check that an executable was created inside the build folder, then run it directly (e.g. ./build/app_name).

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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