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libssh is used because openssh isn't suited to be used as a library. So it's one of the most popular ways to automate the most popular remote shell protocol. I

libssh is used because openssh isn't suited to be used as a library. So it's one of the most popular ways to automate the most popular remote shell protocol. It's not really niche - I'd say it's an average popularity library and likely used by a bunch of internal projects.

duskwuff 8y ago
The libssh client code is used pretty commonly for that sort of thing. The libssh server code, on the other hand, is pretty niche.