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Sshifu

Show HN: Sshifu – Give SSH access in 1 command. Teleport/Smallstep alternative

34 AI Score
Show_hn other Added Apr 5, 2026

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Hey HN! Over the past few years, I’ve spent way too much time copy-pasting SSH public keys just to give people access to servers. It always felt like a chore, and the security risks (offboarding, revocation, etc.) aren’t great either.<p>I looked into solutions like Teleport and Smallstep, but they felt a bit too heavy and complex for what I needed.<p>So over the past few weeks I vibe-coded a small solution to scratch my own itch: sshifu.<p>The idea is simple — you set up a “sshifu server” as an auth server, configure your SSH servers to trust it, and then giving access is just telling someone to run:<p>&quot;npx sshifu sshifu-server.com ssh-server.com&quot;<p>That’s it. No more copying keys or touching &quot;authorized_keys&quot;.<p>It’s still early and a bit rough around the edges, but it’s been working well for me so far.<p>Would love feedback — what’s missing for real-world usage, and what would stop you from using this?

AI Score Reasoning

Sshifu addresses a legitimate friction point in developer workflows but currently lacks the security rigor and enterprise-grade features required to compete with established players like Tailscale or Teleport. As a 'vibe-coded' side project with minimal traction and significant security red flags (e.g., using npx for access), it is currently a utility tool rather than a venture-scale business.

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