diff --git a/libraries-security/pom.xml b/libraries-security/pom.xml
index e02f766141..202b3b8763 100644
--- a/libraries-security/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-security/pom.xml
@@ -14,29 +14,24 @@
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.security.oauth</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-security-oauth2</artifactId>
             <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.scribejava</groupId>
             <artifactId>scribejava-apis</artifactId>
             <version>${scribejava.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.crypto.tink</groupId>
             <artifactId>tink</artifactId>
@@ -72,6 +67,16 @@
             <artifactId>jasypt</artifactId>
             <version>${jasypt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.jcraft</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jsch</artifactId>
+            <version>${jsch.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>sshd-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${apache-mina.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
@@ -81,6 +86,8 @@
         <cryptacular.version>1.2.2</cryptacular.version>
         <jasypt.version>1.9.2</jasypt.version>
         <bouncycastle.version>1.58</bouncycastle.version>
+        <jsch.version>0.1.55</jsch.version>
+        <apache-mina.version>2.5.1</apache-mina.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/libraries-security/src/main/java/com/baeldung/ssh/apachesshd/SshdDemo.java b/libraries-security/src/main/java/com/baeldung/ssh/apachesshd/SshdDemo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05d8034040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries-security/src/main/java/com/baeldung/ssh/apachesshd/SshdDemo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package com.baeldung.ssh.apachesshd;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.apache.sshd.client.SshClient;
+import org.apache.sshd.client.channel.ClientChannel;
+import org.apache.sshd.client.channel.ClientChannelEvent;
+import org.apache.sshd.client.session.ClientSession;
+import org.apache.sshd.common.channel.Channel;
+
+public class SshdDemo {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        String username = "demo";
+        String password = "password";
+        String host = "test.rebex.net";
+        int port = 22;
+        long defaultTimeoutSeconds = 10l;
+        String command = "ls\n";
+        
+        listFolderStructure(username, password, host, port, defaultTimeoutSeconds, command);
+    }
+
+    public static String listFolderStructure(String username, String password, String host, int port, long defaultTimeoutSeconds, String command) throws Exception {
+        SshClient client = SshClient.setUpDefaultClient();
+        client.start();
+        try (ClientSession session = client.connect(username, host, port)
+          .verify(defaultTimeoutSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+            .getSession()) {
+            session.addPasswordIdentity(password);
+            session.auth()
+              .verify(5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            try (ByteArrayOutputStream responseStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+                 ByteArrayOutputStream errorResponseStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+                 ClientChannel channel = session.createChannel(Channel.CHANNEL_SHELL)) {
+                channel.setOut(responseStream);
+                channel.setErr(errorResponseStream);
+                try {
+                    channel.open()
+                      .verify(defaultTimeoutSeconds, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+                    try (OutputStream pipedIn = channel.getInvertedIn()) {
+                        pipedIn.write(command.getBytes());
+                        pipedIn.flush();
+                    }
+                    channel.waitFor(EnumSet.of(ClientChannelEvent.CLOSED), TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(defaultTimeoutSeconds));
+                    String errorString = new String(errorResponseStream.toByteArray());
+                    if(!errorString.isEmpty()) {
+                        throw new Exception(errorString);
+                    }
+                    String responseString = new String(responseStream.toByteArray());
+                    return responseString;
+                } finally {
+                    channel.close(false);
+                }
+            }
+        } finally {
+            client.stop();
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/libraries-security/src/main/java/com/baeldung/ssh/jsch/JschDemo.java b/libraries-security/src/main/java/com/baeldung/ssh/jsch/JschDemo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34a40318bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries-security/src/main/java/com/baeldung/ssh/jsch/JschDemo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.baeldung.ssh.jsch;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+
+import com.jcraft.jsch.ChannelExec;
+import com.jcraft.jsch.JSch;
+import com.jcraft.jsch.Session;
+
+public class JschDemo {
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
+        String username = "demo";
+        String password = "password";
+        String host = "test.rebex.net";
+        int port = 22;
+        String command = "ls";
+        listFolderStructure(username, password, host, port, command);
+    }
+
+    public static String listFolderStructure(String username, String password, String host, int port, String command) throws Exception {
+        Session session = null;
+        ChannelExec channel = null;
+        String response = null;
+        try {
+            session = new JSch().getSession(username, host, port);
+            session.setPassword(password);
+            session.setConfig("StrictHostKeyChecking", "no");
+            session.connect();
+            channel = (ChannelExec) session.openChannel("exec");
+            channel.setCommand(command);
+            ByteArrayOutputStream responseStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            ByteArrayOutputStream errorResponseStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            channel.setOutputStream(responseStream);
+            channel.setErrStream(errorResponseStream);
+            channel.connect();
+            while (channel.isConnected()) {
+                Thread.sleep(100);
+            }
+            String errorResponse = new String(errorResponseStream.toByteArray());
+            response = new String(responseStream.toByteArray());
+            if(!errorResponse.isEmpty()) {
+                throw new Exception(errorResponse);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if (session != null)
+                session.disconnect();
+            if (channel != null)
+                channel.disconnect();
+        }
+        return response;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries-security/src/test/java/com/baeldung/ssh/ApacheMinaSshdLiveTest.java b/libraries-security/src/test/java/com/baeldung/ssh/ApacheMinaSshdLiveTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cefca05cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries-security/src/test/java/com/baeldung/ssh/ApacheMinaSshdLiveTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.baeldung.ssh;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.baeldung.ssh.apachesshd.SshdDemo;
+
+public class ApacheMinaSshdLiveTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenValidCredentials_whenConnectionIsEstablished_thenServerReturnsResponse() throws Exception {
+        String username = "demo";
+        String password = "password";
+        String host = "test.rebex.net";
+        int port = 22;
+        long defaultTimeoutSeconds = 10l;
+        String command = "ls\n";
+        String responseString = SshdDemo.listFolderStructure(username, password, host, port, defaultTimeoutSeconds, command);
+        
+        assertNotNull(responseString);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = Exception.class)
+    public void givenInvalidCredentials_whenConnectionAttemptIsMade_thenServerReturnsErrorResponse() throws Exception {
+        String username = "invalidUsername";
+        String password = "password";
+        String host = "test.rebex.net";
+        int port = 22;
+        long defaultTimeoutSeconds = 10l;
+        String command = "ls\n";
+        String responseString = SshdDemo.listFolderStructure(username, password, host, port, defaultTimeoutSeconds, command);
+        
+        assertNull(responseString);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/libraries-security/src/test/java/com/baeldung/ssh/JSchLiveTest.java b/libraries-security/src/test/java/com/baeldung/ssh/JSchLiveTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c95c3c319c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries-security/src/test/java/com/baeldung/ssh/JSchLiveTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.baeldung.ssh;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.baeldung.ssh.jsch.JschDemo;
+
+public class JSchLiveTest {
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenValidCredentials_whenConnectionIsEstablished_thenServerReturnsResponse() throws Exception {
+        String username = "demo";
+        String password = "password";
+        String host = "test.rebex.net";
+        int port = 22;
+        String command = "ls";
+        String responseString = JschDemo.listFolderStructure(username, password, host, port, command);
+        
+        assertNotNull(responseString);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = Exception.class)
+    public void givenInvalidCredentials_whenConnectionAttemptIsMade_thenServerReturnsErrorResponse() throws Exception {
+        String username = "invalidUsername";
+        String password = "password";
+        String host = "test.rebex.net";
+        int port = 22;
+        String command = "ls";
+        String responseString = JschDemo.listFolderStructure(username, password, host, port, command);
+        
+        assertNull(responseString);
+    }
+}