Context

This issue tracks the implementation of SSH keyboard-interactive protocol support introduced in PR #6508.

Background

PR #6508 adds best-effort support for the SSH keyboard-interactive protocol with the following characteristics:

• Handles interactive questions with support limited to a single question
• Responds with the configured password
• Allows authentication flow to continue when no questions are asked

Outstanding Items

As noted in the PR checklist, the following items need attention:

• Tests
• CI checks
• Documentation

References

• PR: SSH keyboard-interactive #6508
• Requested by: @dogancanbakir
• Implementation: Tested on ubuntu:24.04 container using javascript/default-logins/ssh-default-logins.yaml template