javimosch sshpass Plugin
Non-interactive SSH password authentication for automated remote operations.
Quickstart
# SSH with password from environment variable
export SSHKEYPASS="your_password"
sshpass -e ssh user@host
# SCP with password authentication
sshpass -e scp file.txt user@host:/path/
# rsync over SSH with password
sshpass -e rsync -avz /src/ user@host:/dst/
# Specify password directly (less secure)
sshpass -p "password" ssh user@host "command"
Security Best Practices
- Always use
-e(environment variable) over-pfor passwords - Set
SSHKEYPASSenv var instead of passing passwords as CLI args - For production, prefer SSH key-based authentication
- Never hardcode passwords in scripts or commit them to version control
Common Use Cases
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
sshpass -e ssh user@host |
Interactive SSH session |
sshpass -e ssh user@host "cmd" |
Remote command execution |
sshpass -e scp file user@host:/path/ |
File copy |
sshpass -e rsync -avz src/ user@host:/dst/ |
Directory sync |
Environment Variable
SSHKEYPASS=your_password
Set this env var and use sshpass -e instead of passing passwords on the command line.