The following is a list of OpenSSH features:

• Open Source Project
• Free Licensing
• Strong Encryption (3DES, Blowfish, AES, Arcfour)
• X11 Forwarding (encrypt X Window System traffic)
• Port Forwarding (encrypted channels for legacy protocols)
• Strong Authentication (Public Key, One-Time Password and Kerberos Authentication)
• Agent Forwarding (Single-Sign-On)
• Interoperability (Compliance with SSH 1.3, 1.5, and 2.0 protocol Standards)
• SFTP client and server support in both SSH1 and SSH2 protocols.
• Kerberos and AFS Ticket Passing
• Data Compression