Hi Swatantra, Thank you for you interested on helping improving NuttX network stack.
The Dropbear/SSH integration was done during the GSoC this year and it is already integrated into NuttX Workshop. Please read the documentation and try it in some board supported by NuttX. BR, Alan On Sunday, October 4, 2026, Swatantra <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi NuttX Community and Mentors, > > My name is Swatantra, and I am interested in contributing to Apache NuttX > and getting involved early to prepare for GSoC 2027. > > I am an engineering student with a strong interest in operating systems, > POSIX standards, and networking protocols. I have active open-source > experience in systems programming and distributed systems through > contributions to CNCF KEDA (Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling), working > on cross-platform test suites, error classifications, and protocol > handlers. > > While reviewing the NuttX roadmap and GSoC project ideas, I am particularly > drawn to the networking and security projects: > 1. Wireguard Port to NuttX > 2. Dropbear SSH Server/Client Port > > Both areas align with my interest in network protocols and secure > communication on resource-constrained embedded systems. > > I am currently setting up the NuttX simulator development environment > (`sim:nsh`). Could the mentors offer any guidance on: > - Recommended first steps or good starter issues to get familiar with the > NuttX network stack and nuttx-apps structure? > - Any existing work or documentation already done around Wireguard or > Dropbear in NuttX? > > Thank you for your time, and I look forward to contributing to the project! > > Best regards, > Swatantra > GitHub: https://github.com/Swatantra-66 >
