paramiko: paramiko (Python SSH module) paramiko: paramiko: Paramiko is a combination of the esperanto words for paranoid and paramiko: friend. It's a module for python that implements the SSH2 protocol paramiko: for secure (encrypted and authenticated) connections to remote paramiko: machines. Unlike SSL (aka TLS), SSH2 protocol does not require paramiko: heirarchical certificates signed by a powerful central authority. paramiko: paramiko: paramiko: paramiko: