Clifton

Clifton 0.3.0

Manage SSH certificates.

  • By Clifton
  • Open Source
  • Portable
  • Updated Oct 17, 2025
Download for Windows

About Clifton

Manage SSH certificates.

What's new in 0.3.0

Added
- Clifton now supports certificate response version 3.
- Add option to automatically write the SSH config on a successful auth using clifton auth --write-config=true (PR #139). Thanks to David Llewellyn-Jones (@llewelld).
Fixed
- Quote paths in config files. This is required for paths which have spaces in them.
- Allow --config-file to be passed at any level of subcommands.
- Allow clifton clear-cache to work if cache directory is missing.
- Only notify to write config if a change is detected.
- Store the absolute path of passed identity files, rather than their relative position from where auth was run (Issue #98).
Changed
- Retrieve OIDC client ID from the CA rather than setting it in the config. Requires version 0.3 of Conch.
- Make the clifton ssh-command command hidden.

Full release notes »

Technical details

PublisherClifton
Version0.3.0
Release date2025-10-17
LicenseMIT
Installer typezip
Architecturex64
Package IDclifton.clifton

Install Clifton from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=clifton.clifton -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=clifton.clifton -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=clifton.clifton -e

clisshssh-certificates

Clifton version history

0.2.0 Sep 13, 2024

Changed

  • Use the new Conch CA
  • Only write the SSH config if the contents has actually changed.
  • Shorten the timeout for version check to 5 seconds.

Frequently asked questions

Is Clifton free?

Yes. Clifton is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.

What is the latest version of Clifton?

The latest version is 0.3.0, released on Oct 17, 2025.

Is it safe to download Clifton?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 073bbdadee4fd31fd93e996442c704fa8134f729e39a7beea95ee8268d8d644b.

Which Windows versions does Clifton support?

Clifton runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.

How do I uninstall Clifton?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Clifton and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=clifton.clifton -e.

Is there a portable version of Clifton?

Yes. Clifton is available as a portable ZIP archive (clifton-windows-x86_64.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.

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