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Missing GSSAPIAuthentication configuration option #2472

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Steps to reproduce

  • Enable GSSAPIAuthentication yes in config file
  • Run sshd.exe:

.\sshd.exe -d
debug1: sshd version OpenSSH_for_Windows_10.4 Win32-OpenSSH-GitHub, LibreSSL 4.3.3
PROGRAMDATA\ssh/sshd_config: line 55: Bad configuration option: GSSAPIAuthentication
PROGRAMDATA\ssh/sshd_config: terminating, 1 bad configuration options

Expected behavior

PS> .\sshd.exe
< ssh runs >

Actual behavior

> PS> .\sshd.exe -d
> debug1: sshd version OpenSSH_for_Windows_10.4 Win32-OpenSSH-GitHub, LibreSSL 4.3.3
> __PROGRAMDATA__\\ssh/sshd_config: line 55: Bad configuration option: GSSAPIAuthentication
> __PROGRAMDATA__\\ssh/sshd_config: terminating, 1 bad configuration options

Error details

Environment data

> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.17763.9245
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.17763.9245
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Version

OpenSSH_for_Windows_10.4

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  1. tgauth commented on Oct 21, 2026

    @tgauth
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    There's a typo in the configuration option - it is GssAuthentication instead of GssAPIAuthentication.
    This will be fixed in the next release - openssh/openssh-portable@c147093.

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