libssh is a library designed to be used by programmers needing a working
SSH implementation by means of a library. The complete control of the
client is made by the programmer. With libssh, you can remotely execute
programs, transfer files, use a secure and transparent tunnel for your
remote programs.  With its Secure FTP implementation, you can play with
remote files easily, without third-party programs others than libcrypto
(from openssl).  libssh features : SSH1 and SSH2 portocols and support
for AES-128,AES-192, AES-256,blowfish,3DES encryption.

Note: libssh is neither related to nor conflicts with libssh2.