KeyForward property

Determines if key forwarding is enabled.

Type

A Boolean value

Remarks

KeyForward property will be used only when PrivateKey property is also set and holds private key that will be used in subsequent authentications. So, when PrivateKey property is set, KeyForward property allows a chain of subsequent SSH connections to forward key challenges back to the wodSSH, removing the need for passwords or private keys on any intermediate machines.

In other words, when you connect to 1st SSH server (which has your public key in his records), you can then initiate connection from that server to 2nd server (and has same public key in his records). When 2nd server requires authentication, challenge is routed (through SSH encrypted channel) back to wodSSH, which sends response back to 2nd server and successfully authenticates it. Same rule applies for any other SSH server in the chain.

This allows you to have private key only stored locally, on your own PC, and you can "hop" from server to server easily. You do not need to store private key anywhere else on intermediate servers.

Platforms

Windows