Use firewall and proxy settings with local shell

[unam]

Hi,


At the office, we are using SecureCRT to connect to our servers :


laptop --> auth against socks proxy --> ssh bastion --> server


Everything is working fine, I add a firewall type Socks 5 proxy by default for all of my connections, and for ssh purposes, I connect using this scheme : root@myhost:bastionusername


My question is quite simple : is there a way to use this connection scheme (socks + bastion) with local shell ?
In the future I will need to open connection directly from my shell : git for example.


I am running SecureCRT 8.7.3 on Ubuntu 20.10.


Regards,

[bgagnon]

Hi unam,

Yes, this should work with the command-line options available.

Please clarify what you mean by this:

...and for ssh purposes, I connect using this scheme : root@myhost:bastionusername

Is this a Send command in the Logon Actions category?

Is that a saved session?

See the topics in Using the Software / Command-Line Options. The Table of Protocol-Specific Command-Line Options shows how you can use /S session_name to connect the session and if you already have the firewall configured in that session, nothing else should be needed.

[unam]

Hi bgagnon and thanks for your quick reply.

Sorry for the really bad explanations.

...and for ssh purposes, I connect using this scheme : root@myhost:bastionusername

means : For registered sessions :

- Connection -> SSH2 -> Firewall : I add the preconfigured fw
- Connection -> SSH2 -> Username : root@myserver:myusername

I'a gonna read the topics you talk about and will try to find an answer.

I should try to connect a socks5 client from my bash shell, and tried to access a remote ssh server through our danted bastion but SecureCRT already has all the built-in functions

Anyway, thank you. Is it more clear for you ?

[unam]

Sadly I'm not sure to have found my solution



I try to reformulate my need :

I use a lot of saved SSH sessions in SecureCRT. To access theses sessions:
- I open an ssh session on our bastion (with username root@host:login and hostname: bastion)
- Using firewall (socks proxy with auth).

- Can I used the mechanisms of proxy and firewall from a "local shell" opened in SecureCRT ?


This needs are for example :
git push
ssh copy-id


I tried to load a session config but I'm not sure to understand how it works.


Regards

[bgagnon]

Hi unam,

- Can I used the mechanisms of proxy and firewall from a "local shell" opened in SecureCRT ?

If you mean by using ssh as the client, no. OpenSSH does not support using our dependent session functionality. I think they have their own mechanism for proxies and firewalls.

I have added this thread to a feature request in our product enhancement database to allow SecureCRT to work with CVS/SVN/git clients. Should a future release of SecureCRT include this feature, notification will be posted here.

If you prefer direct email notification, send an email to support@vandyke.com and include Feature Request - Forum Thread #14324 in the subject line or use this form from the support page of our website.

[unam]

Hi,

I wished I could used all the SecureCRT built-in functions when I open a local shell in a new tab in the app but it seems not possible currently

I am currently checking the openssh documentation and I hope I will find a way to make it works for my needs.

Thanks for your reply, hope it will be integrated one day.