Post: [Guide] How To SSH Into iDevice On Windows
07-20-2010, 01:37 AM #1
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What is SSH?

SSH stands for Secure SHell.

It is just a protocol that allows you to access your iPhone or iPod Touch from your desktop PC or MAC and execute commands on it (thus allowing you to copy any kind of data to and from the iPhone or iPod Touch without iTunes). It’s also used for a lot of customization things if you know what you’re doing.

You can use a program like Cyberduck on MAC or WinSCP on Windows and you can browse your iPhone or iPod Touch like any other hard drive and explore it’s content (which can be very interesting).

In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to SSH into iPhone using WinSCP.

NOTE: This guide requires your iPhone/ iPod Touch to be connected to a wireless network.


Step 1
Go to Cydia from your Springboard

Step 2
Go to Search tab at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3
Search for: "open ssh"

Step 5
Hit the Install button at the top right of the screen.
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Step 6
Then hit the Confirm button

Step 7
When you are finished installing, exit Cydia and open Settings

Step 8
Go to WiFi, and make sure you are connected to a network. Then press the blue circle arrow that is on the right of the network name.
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Step 9
There you will find your IP address. Please note that IP address.
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Step 10
Download WinSCP from here:
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Step 11
Once WinSCP is opened, enter the following detailes:

Host Name: IP Address of your iPhone/iPod

Username: root

Password: alpine

Now hit the Login button.

ATTENTION: On an iPhone 3GS, you will need to change the File Protocol to SCP. The default is most likely SFTP. Just select the arrow next to the option and select SCP.
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If a warning message appears hit yes.

Step 12
You now should see files in your iDevice
For themes you download from Cydia, they are located at:

/Library/Themes


Find more themes here:
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