diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aeb9b211cd..279658b116 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ addons:
       - libseccomp-dev
       - libspice-protocol-dev
       - libspice-server-dev
-      - libssh2-1-dev
+      - libssh-dev
       - liburcu-dev
       - libusb-1.0-0-dev
       - libvte-2.91-dev
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ matrix:
             - libseccomp-dev
             - libspice-protocol-dev
             - libspice-server-dev
-            - libssh2-1-dev
+            - libssh-dev
             - liburcu-dev
             - libusb-1.0-0-dev
             - libvte-2.91-dev
diff --git a/block/Makefile.objs b/block/Makefile.objs
index dbd1522722..35f3bca4d9 100644
--- a/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ block-obj-$(CONFIG_CURL) += curl.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_RBD) += rbd.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_GLUSTERFS) += gluster.o
 block-obj-$(CONFIG_VXHS) += vxhs.o
-block-obj-$(CONFIG_LIBSSH2) += ssh.o
+block-obj-$(CONFIG_LIBSSH) += ssh.o
 block-obj-y += accounting.o dirty-bitmap.o
 block-obj-y += write-threshold.o
 block-obj-y += backup.o
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ rbd.o-libs         := $(RBD_LIBS)
 gluster.o-cflags   := $(GLUSTERFS_CFLAGS)
 gluster.o-libs     := $(GLUSTERFS_LIBS)
 vxhs.o-libs        := $(VXHS_LIBS)
-ssh.o-cflags       := $(LIBSSH2_CFLAGS)
-ssh.o-libs         := $(LIBSSH2_LIBS)
+ssh.o-cflags       := $(LIBSSH_CFLAGS)
+ssh.o-libs         := $(LIBSSH_LIBS)
 block-obj-dmg-bz2-$(CONFIG_BZIP2) += dmg-bz2.o
 block-obj-$(if $(CONFIG_DMG),m,n) += $(block-obj-dmg-bz2-y)
 dmg-bz2.o-libs     := $(BZIP2_LIBS)
diff --git a/block/ssh.c b/block/ssh.c
index 6da7b9cbfe..501933b855 100644
--- a/block/ssh.c
+++ b/block/ssh.c
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
-#include <libssh2.h>
-#include <libssh2_sftp.h>
+#include <libssh/libssh.h>
+#include <libssh/sftp.h>
 
 #include "block/block_int.h"
 #include "block/qdict.h"
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 
 /*
- * TRACE_LIBSSH2=<bitmask> enables tracing in libssh2 itself.  Note
- * that this requires that libssh2 was specially compiled with the
- * `./configure --enable-debug' option, so most likely you will have
- * to compile it yourself.  The meaning of <bitmask> is described
- * here: http://www.libssh2.org/libssh2_trace.html
+ * TRACE_LIBSSH=<level> enables tracing in libssh itself.
+ * The meaning of <level> is described here:
+ * http://api.libssh.org/master/group__libssh__log.html
  */
-#define TRACE_LIBSSH2 0 /* or try: LIBSSH2_TRACE_SFTP */
+#define TRACE_LIBSSH  0 /* see: SSH_LOG_* */
 
 typedef struct BDRVSSHState {
     /* Coroutine. */
@@ -60,18 +58,15 @@ typedef struct BDRVSSHState {
 
     /* SSH connection. */
     int sock;                         /* socket */
-    LIBSSH2_SESSION *session;         /* ssh session */
-    LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp;               /* sftp session */
-    LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle; /* sftp remote file handle */
+    ssh_session session;              /* ssh session */
+    sftp_session sftp;                /* sftp session */
+    sftp_file sftp_handle;            /* sftp remote file handle */
 
-    /* See ssh_seek() function below. */
-    int64_t offset;
-    bool offset_op_read;
-
-    /* File attributes at open.  We try to keep the .filesize field
+    /*
+     * File attributes at open.  We try to keep the .size field
      * updated if it changes (eg by writing at the end of the file).
      */
-    LIBSSH2_SFTP_ATTRIBUTES attrs;
+    sftp_attributes attrs;
 
     InetSocketAddress *inet;
 
@@ -91,7 +86,6 @@ static void ssh_state_init(BDRVSSHState *s)
 {
     memset(s, 0, sizeof *s);
     s->sock = -1;
-    s->offset = -1;
     qemu_co_mutex_init(&s->lock);
 }
 
@@ -99,20 +93,18 @@ static void ssh_state_free(BDRVSSHState *s)
 {
     g_free(s->user);
 
+    if (s->attrs) {
+        sftp_attributes_free(s->attrs);
+    }
     if (s->sftp_handle) {
-        libssh2_sftp_close(s->sftp_handle);
+        sftp_close(s->sftp_handle);
     }
     if (s->sftp) {
-        libssh2_sftp_shutdown(s->sftp);
+        sftp_free(s->sftp);
     }
     if (s->session) {
-        libssh2_session_disconnect(s->session,
-                                   "from qemu ssh client: "
-                                   "user closed the connection");
-        libssh2_session_free(s->session);
-    }
-    if (s->sock >= 0) {
-        close(s->sock);
+        ssh_disconnect(s->session);
+        ssh_free(s->session); /* This frees s->sock */
     }
 }
 
@@ -127,13 +119,13 @@ session_error_setg(Error **errp, BDRVSSHState *s, const char *fs, ...)
     va_end(args);
 
     if (s->session) {
-        char *ssh_err;
+        const char *ssh_err;
         int ssh_err_code;
 
-        /* This is not an errno.  See <libssh2.h>. */
-        ssh_err_code = libssh2_session_last_error(s->session,
-                                                  &ssh_err, NULL, 0);
-        error_setg(errp, "%s: %s (libssh2 error code: %d)",
+        /* This is not an errno.  See <libssh/libssh.h>. */
+        ssh_err = ssh_get_error(s->session);
+        ssh_err_code = ssh_get_error_code(s->session);
+        error_setg(errp, "%s: %s (libssh error code: %d)",
                    msg, ssh_err, ssh_err_code);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "%s", msg);
@@ -152,18 +144,18 @@ sftp_error_setg(Error **errp, BDRVSSHState *s, const char *fs, ...)
     va_end(args);
 
     if (s->sftp) {
-        char *ssh_err;
+        const char *ssh_err;
         int ssh_err_code;
-        unsigned long sftp_err_code;
+        int sftp_err_code;
 
-        /* This is not an errno.  See <libssh2.h>. */
-        ssh_err_code = libssh2_session_last_error(s->session,
-                                                  &ssh_err, NULL, 0);
-        /* See <libssh2_sftp.h>. */
-        sftp_err_code = libssh2_sftp_last_error((s)->sftp);
+        /* This is not an errno.  See <libssh/libssh.h>. */
+        ssh_err = ssh_get_error(s->session);
+        ssh_err_code = ssh_get_error_code(s->session);
+        /* See <libssh/sftp.h>. */
+        sftp_err_code = sftp_get_error(s->sftp);
 
         error_setg(errp,
-                   "%s: %s (libssh2 error code: %d, sftp error code: %lu)",
+                   "%s: %s (libssh error code: %d, sftp error code: %d)",
                    msg, ssh_err, ssh_err_code, sftp_err_code);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "%s", msg);
@@ -173,15 +165,15 @@ sftp_error_setg(Error **errp, BDRVSSHState *s, const char *fs, ...)
 
 static void sftp_error_trace(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *op)
 {
-    char *ssh_err;
+    const char *ssh_err;
     int ssh_err_code;
-    unsigned long sftp_err_code;
+    int sftp_err_code;
 
-    /* This is not an errno.  See <libssh2.h>. */
-    ssh_err_code = libssh2_session_last_error(s->session,
-                                              &ssh_err, NULL, 0);
-    /* See <libssh2_sftp.h>. */
-    sftp_err_code = libssh2_sftp_last_error((s)->sftp);
+    /* This is not an errno.  See <libssh/libssh.h>. */
+    ssh_err = ssh_get_error(s->session);
+    ssh_err_code = ssh_get_error_code(s->session);
+    /* See <libssh/sftp.h>. */
+    sftp_err_code = sftp_get_error(s->sftp);
 
     trace_sftp_error(op, ssh_err, ssh_err_code, sftp_err_code);
 }
@@ -282,82 +274,120 @@ static void ssh_parse_filename(const char *filename, QDict *options,
     parse_uri(filename, options, errp);
 }
 
-static int check_host_key_knownhosts(BDRVSSHState *s,
-                                     const char *host, int port, Error **errp)
+static int check_host_key_knownhosts(BDRVSSHState *s, Error **errp)
 {
-    const char *home;
-    char *knh_file = NULL;
-    LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOSTS *knh = NULL;
-    struct libssh2_knownhost *found;
-    int ret, r;
-    const char *hostkey;
-    size_t len;
-    int type;
+    int ret;
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSSH_0_8
+    enum ssh_known_hosts_e state;
+    int r;
+    ssh_key pubkey;
+    enum ssh_keytypes_e pubkey_type;
+    unsigned char *server_hash = NULL;
+    size_t server_hash_len;
+    char *fingerprint = NULL;
 
-    hostkey = libssh2_session_hostkey(s->session, &len, &type);
-    if (!hostkey) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to read remote host key");
-        goto out;
-    }
+    state = ssh_session_is_known_server(s->session);
+    trace_ssh_server_status(state);
 
-    knh = libssh2_knownhost_init(s->session);
-    if (!knh) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s,
-                           "failed to initialize known hosts support");
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    home = getenv("HOME");
-    if (home) {
-        knh_file = g_strdup_printf("%s/.ssh/known_hosts", home);
-    } else {
-        knh_file = g_strdup_printf("/root/.ssh/known_hosts");
-    }
-
-    /* Read all known hosts from OpenSSH-style known_hosts file. */
-    libssh2_knownhost_readfile(knh, knh_file, LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_FILE_OPENSSH);
-
-    r = libssh2_knownhost_checkp(knh, host, port, hostkey, len,
-                                 LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_TYPE_PLAIN|
-                                 LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_KEYENC_RAW,
-                                 &found);
-    switch (r) {
-    case LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_CHECK_MATCH:
+    switch (state) {
+    case SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_OK:
         /* OK */
-        trace_ssh_check_host_key_knownhosts(found->key);
+        trace_ssh_check_host_key_knownhosts();
         break;
-    case LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_CHECK_MISMATCH:
+    case SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_CHANGED:
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s,
-                      "host key does not match the one in known_hosts"
-                      " (found key %s)", found->key);
+        r = ssh_get_server_publickey(s->session, &pubkey);
+        if (r == 0) {
+            r = ssh_get_publickey_hash(pubkey, SSH_PUBLICKEY_HASH_SHA256,
+                                       &server_hash, &server_hash_len);
+            pubkey_type = ssh_key_type(pubkey);
+            ssh_key_free(pubkey);
+        }
+        if (r == 0) {
+            fingerprint = ssh_get_fingerprint_hash(SSH_PUBLICKEY_HASH_SHA256,
+                                                   server_hash,
+                                                   server_hash_len);
+            ssh_clean_pubkey_hash(&server_hash);
+        }
+        if (fingerprint) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "host key (%s key with fingerprint %s) does not match "
+                       "the one in known_hosts; this may be a possible attack",
+                       ssh_key_type_to_char(pubkey_type), fingerprint);
+            ssh_string_free_char(fingerprint);
+        } else  {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "host key does not match the one in known_hosts; this "
+                       "may be a possible attack");
+        }
         goto out;
-    case LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_CHECK_NOTFOUND:
+    case SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_OTHER:
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s, "no host key was found in known_hosts");
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "host key for this server not found, another type exists");
         goto out;
-    case LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_CHECK_FAILURE:
+    case SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_UNKNOWN:
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s,
-                      "failure matching the host key with known_hosts");
+        error_setg(errp, "no host key was found in known_hosts");
+        goto out;
+    case SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_NOT_FOUND:
+        ret = -ENOENT;
+        error_setg(errp, "known_hosts file not found");
+        goto out;
+    case SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_ERROR:
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "error while checking the host");
         goto out;
     default:
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s, "unknown error matching the host key"
-                      " with known_hosts (%d)", r);
+        error_setg(errp, "error while checking for known server (%d)", state);
         goto out;
     }
+#else /* !HAVE_LIBSSH_0_8 */
+    int state;
+
+    state = ssh_is_server_known(s->session);
+    trace_ssh_server_status(state);
+
+    switch (state) {
+    case SSH_SERVER_KNOWN_OK:
+        /* OK */
+        trace_ssh_check_host_key_knownhosts();
+        break;
+    case SSH_SERVER_KNOWN_CHANGED:
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "host key does not match the one in known_hosts; this "
+                   "may be a possible attack");
+        goto out;
+    case SSH_SERVER_FOUND_OTHER:
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp,
+                   "host key for this server not found, another type exists");
+        goto out;
+    case SSH_SERVER_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
+        ret = -ENOENT;
+        error_setg(errp, "known_hosts file not found");
+        goto out;
+    case SSH_SERVER_NOT_KNOWN:
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "no host key was found in known_hosts");
+        goto out;
+    case SSH_SERVER_ERROR:
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "server error");
+        goto out;
+    default:
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        error_setg(errp, "error while checking for known server (%d)", state);
+        goto out;
+    }
+#endif /* !HAVE_LIBSSH_0_8 */
 
     /* known_hosts checking successful. */
     ret = 0;
 
  out:
-    if (knh != NULL) {
-        libssh2_knownhost_free(knh);
-    }
-    g_free(knh_file);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -401,18 +431,34 @@ static int compare_fingerprint(const unsigned char *fingerprint, size_t len,
 
 static int
 check_host_key_hash(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *hash,
-                    int hash_type, size_t fingerprint_len, Error **errp)
+                    enum ssh_publickey_hash_type type, Error **errp)
 {
-    const char *fingerprint;
+    int r;
+    ssh_key pubkey;
+    unsigned char *server_hash;
+    size_t server_hash_len;
 
-    fingerprint = libssh2_hostkey_hash(s->session, hash_type);
-    if (!fingerprint) {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSSH_0_8
+    r = ssh_get_server_publickey(s->session, &pubkey);
+#else
+    r = ssh_get_publickey(s->session, &pubkey);
+#endif
+    if (r != SSH_OK) {
         session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to read remote host key");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    if(compare_fingerprint((unsigned char *) fingerprint, fingerprint_len,
-                           hash) != 0) {
+    r = ssh_get_publickey_hash(pubkey, type, &server_hash, &server_hash_len);
+    ssh_key_free(pubkey);
+    if (r != 0) {
+        session_error_setg(errp, s,
+                           "failed reading the hash of the server SSH key");
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    r = compare_fingerprint(server_hash, server_hash_len, hash);
+    ssh_clean_pubkey_hash(&server_hash);
+    if (r != 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "remote host key does not match host_key_check '%s'",
                    hash);
         return -EPERM;
@@ -421,8 +467,7 @@ check_host_key_hash(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *hash,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int check_host_key(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *host, int port,
-                          SshHostKeyCheck *hkc, Error **errp)
+static int check_host_key(BDRVSSHState *s, SshHostKeyCheck *hkc, Error **errp)
 {
     SshHostKeyCheckMode mode;
 
@@ -438,15 +483,15 @@ static int check_host_key(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *host, int port,
     case SSH_HOST_KEY_CHECK_MODE_HASH:
         if (hkc->u.hash.type == SSH_HOST_KEY_CHECK_HASH_TYPE_MD5) {
             return check_host_key_hash(s, hkc->u.hash.hash,
-                                       LIBSSH2_HOSTKEY_HASH_MD5, 16, errp);
+                                       SSH_PUBLICKEY_HASH_MD5, errp);
         } else if (hkc->u.hash.type == SSH_HOST_KEY_CHECK_HASH_TYPE_SHA1) {
             return check_host_key_hash(s, hkc->u.hash.hash,
-                                       LIBSSH2_HOSTKEY_HASH_SHA1, 20, errp);
+                                       SSH_PUBLICKEY_HASH_SHA1, errp);
         }
         g_assert_not_reached();
         break;
     case SSH_HOST_KEY_CHECK_MODE_KNOWN_HOSTS:
-        return check_host_key_knownhosts(s, host, port, errp);
+        return check_host_key_knownhosts(s, errp);
     default:
         g_assert_not_reached();
     }
@@ -454,60 +499,43 @@ static int check_host_key(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *host, int port,
     return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int authenticate(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *user, Error **errp)
+static int authenticate(BDRVSSHState *s, Error **errp)
 {
     int r, ret;
-    const char *userauthlist;
-    LIBSSH2_AGENT *agent = NULL;
-    struct libssh2_agent_publickey *identity;
-    struct libssh2_agent_publickey *prev_identity = NULL;
+    int method;
 
-    userauthlist = libssh2_userauth_list(s->session, user, strlen(user));
-    if (strstr(userauthlist, "publickey") == NULL) {
+    /* Try to authenticate with the "none" method. */
+    r = ssh_userauth_none(s->session, NULL);
+    if (r == SSH_AUTH_ERROR) {
         ret = -EPERM;
-        error_setg(errp,
-                "remote server does not support \"publickey\" authentication");
+        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to authenticate using none "
+                                    "authentication");
+        goto out;
+    } else if (r == SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS) {
+        /* Authenticated! */
+        ret = 0;
         goto out;
     }
 
-    /* Connect to ssh-agent and try each identity in turn. */
-    agent = libssh2_agent_init(s->session);
-    if (!agent) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to initialize ssh-agent support");
-        goto out;
-    }
-    if (libssh2_agent_connect(agent)) {
-        ret = -ECONNREFUSED;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to connect to ssh-agent");
-        goto out;
-    }
-    if (libssh2_agent_list_identities(agent)) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s,
-                           "failed requesting identities from ssh-agent");
-        goto out;
-    }
+    method = ssh_userauth_list(s->session, NULL);
+    trace_ssh_auth_methods(method);
 
-    for(;;) {
-        r = libssh2_agent_get_identity(agent, &identity, prev_identity);
-        if (r == 1) {           /* end of list */
-            break;
-        }
-        if (r < 0) {
+    /*
+     * Try to authenticate with publickey, using the ssh-agent
+     * if available.
+     */
+    if (method & SSH_AUTH_METHOD_PUBLICKEY) {
+        r = ssh_userauth_publickey_auto(s->session, NULL, NULL);
+        if (r == SSH_AUTH_ERROR) {
             ret = -EINVAL;
-            session_error_setg(errp, s,
-                               "failed to obtain identity from ssh-agent");
+            session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to authenticate using "
+                                        "publickey authentication");
             goto out;
-        }
-        r = libssh2_agent_userauth(agent, user, identity);
-        if (r == 0) {
+        } else if (r == SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS) {
             /* Authenticated! */
             ret = 0;
             goto out;
         }
-        /* Failed to authenticate with this identity, try the next one. */
-        prev_identity = identity;
     }
 
     ret = -EPERM;
@@ -515,13 +543,6 @@ static int authenticate(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *user, Error **errp)
                "and the identities held by your ssh-agent");
 
  out:
-    if (agent != NULL) {
-        /* Note: libssh2 implementation implicitly calls
-         * libssh2_agent_disconnect if necessary.
-         */
-        libssh2_agent_free(agent);
-    }
-
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -640,7 +661,8 @@ static int connect_to_ssh(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockdevOptionsSsh *opts,
                           int ssh_flags, int creat_mode, Error **errp)
 {
     int r, ret;
-    long port = 0;
+    unsigned int port = 0;
+    int new_sock = -1;
 
     if (opts->has_user) {
         s->user = g_strdup(opts->user);
@@ -657,71 +679,147 @@ static int connect_to_ssh(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockdevOptionsSsh *opts,
     s->inet = opts->server;
     opts->server = NULL;
 
-    if (qemu_strtol(s->inet->port, NULL, 10, &port) < 0) {
+    if (qemu_strtoui(s->inet->port, NULL, 10, &port) < 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "Use only numeric port value");
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto err;
     }
 
     /* Open the socket and connect. */
-    s->sock = inet_connect_saddr(s->inet, errp);
-    if (s->sock < 0) {
+    new_sock = inet_connect_saddr(s->inet, errp);
+    if (new_sock < 0) {
         ret = -EIO;
         goto err;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Try to disable the Nagle algorithm on TCP sockets to reduce latency,
+     * but do not fail if it cannot be disabled.
+     */
+    r = socket_set_nodelay(new_sock);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        warn_report("can't set TCP_NODELAY for the ssh server %s: %s",
+                    s->inet->host, strerror(errno));
+    }
+
     /* Create SSH session. */
-    s->session = libssh2_session_init();
+    s->session = ssh_new();
     if (!s->session) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
-        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to initialize libssh2 session");
+        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to initialize libssh session");
         goto err;
     }
 
-#if TRACE_LIBSSH2 != 0
-    libssh2_trace(s->session, TRACE_LIBSSH2);
-#endif
+    /*
+     * Make sure we are in blocking mode during the connection and
+     * authentication phases.
+     */
+    ssh_set_blocking(s->session, 1);
 
-    r = libssh2_session_handshake(s->session, s->sock);
-    if (r != 0) {
+    r = ssh_options_set(s->session, SSH_OPTIONS_USER, s->user);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        session_error_setg(errp, s,
+                           "failed to set the user in the libssh session");
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    r = ssh_options_set(s->session, SSH_OPTIONS_HOST, s->inet->host);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        session_error_setg(errp, s,
+                           "failed to set the host in the libssh session");
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    if (port > 0) {
+        r = ssh_options_set(s->session, SSH_OPTIONS_PORT, &port);
+        if (r < 0) {
+            ret = -EINVAL;
+            session_error_setg(errp, s,
+                               "failed to set the port in the libssh session");
+            goto err;
+        }
+    }
+
+    r = ssh_options_set(s->session, SSH_OPTIONS_COMPRESSION, "none");
+    if (r < 0) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        session_error_setg(errp, s,
+                           "failed to disable the compression in the libssh "
+                           "session");
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    /* Read ~/.ssh/config. */
+    r = ssh_options_parse_config(s->session, NULL);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to parse ~/.ssh/config");
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    r = ssh_options_set(s->session, SSH_OPTIONS_FD, &new_sock);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        session_error_setg(errp, s,
+                           "failed to set the socket in the libssh session");
+        goto err;
+    }
+    /* libssh took ownership of the socket. */
+    s->sock = new_sock;
+    new_sock = -1;
+
+    /* Connect. */
+    r = ssh_connect(s->session);
+    if (r != SSH_OK) {
         ret = -EINVAL;
         session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to establish SSH session");
         goto err;
     }
 
     /* Check the remote host's key against known_hosts. */
-    ret = check_host_key(s, s->inet->host, port, opts->host_key_check, errp);
+    ret = check_host_key(s, opts->host_key_check, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
 
     /* Authenticate. */
-    ret = authenticate(s, s->user, errp);
+    ret = authenticate(s, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
 
     /* Start SFTP. */
-    s->sftp = libssh2_sftp_init(s->session);
+    s->sftp = sftp_new(s->session);
     if (!s->sftp) {
-        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to initialize sftp handle");
+        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to create sftp handle");
+        ret = -EINVAL;
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    r = sftp_init(s->sftp);
+    if (r < 0) {
+        sftp_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to initialize sftp handle");
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto err;
     }
 
     /* Open the remote file. */
     trace_ssh_connect_to_ssh(opts->path, ssh_flags, creat_mode);
-    s->sftp_handle = libssh2_sftp_open(s->sftp, opts->path, ssh_flags,
-                                       creat_mode);
+    s->sftp_handle = sftp_open(s->sftp, opts->path, ssh_flags, creat_mode);
     if (!s->sftp_handle) {
-        session_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to open remote file '%s'",
-                           opts->path);
+        sftp_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to open remote file '%s'",
+                        opts->path);
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto err;
     }
 
-    r = libssh2_sftp_fstat(s->sftp_handle, &s->attrs);
-    if (r < 0) {
+    /* Make sure the SFTP file is handled in blocking mode. */
+    sftp_file_set_blocking(s->sftp_handle);
+
+    s->attrs = sftp_fstat(s->sftp_handle);
+    if (!s->attrs) {
         sftp_error_setg(errp, s, "failed to read file attributes");
         return -EINVAL;
     }
@@ -729,21 +827,27 @@ static int connect_to_ssh(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockdevOptionsSsh *opts,
     return 0;
 
  err:
+    if (s->attrs) {
+        sftp_attributes_free(s->attrs);
+    }
+    s->attrs = NULL;
     if (s->sftp_handle) {
-        libssh2_sftp_close(s->sftp_handle);
+        sftp_close(s->sftp_handle);
     }
     s->sftp_handle = NULL;
     if (s->sftp) {
-        libssh2_sftp_shutdown(s->sftp);
+        sftp_free(s->sftp);
     }
     s->sftp = NULL;
     if (s->session) {
-        libssh2_session_disconnect(s->session,
-                                   "from qemu ssh client: "
-                                   "error opening connection");
-        libssh2_session_free(s->session);
+        ssh_disconnect(s->session);
+        ssh_free(s->session);
     }
     s->session = NULL;
+    s->sock = -1;
+    if (new_sock >= 0) {
+        close(new_sock);
+    }
 
     return ret;
 }
@@ -758,9 +862,11 @@ static int ssh_file_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int bdrv_flags,
 
     ssh_state_init(s);
 
-    ssh_flags = LIBSSH2_FXF_READ;
+    ssh_flags = 0;
     if (bdrv_flags & BDRV_O_RDWR) {
-        ssh_flags |= LIBSSH2_FXF_WRITE;
+        ssh_flags |= O_RDWR;
+    } else {
+        ssh_flags |= O_RDONLY;
     }
 
     opts = ssh_parse_options(options, errp);
@@ -775,18 +881,13 @@ static int ssh_file_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int bdrv_flags,
     }
 
     /* Go non-blocking. */
-    libssh2_session_set_blocking(s->session, 0);
+    ssh_set_blocking(s->session, 0);
 
     qapi_free_BlockdevOptionsSsh(opts);
 
     return 0;
 
  err:
-    if (s->sock >= 0) {
-        close(s->sock);
-    }
-    s->sock = -1;
-
     qapi_free_BlockdevOptionsSsh(opts);
 
     return ret;
@@ -797,25 +898,25 @@ static int ssh_grow_file(BDRVSSHState *s, int64_t offset, Error **errp)
 {
     ssize_t ret;
     char c[1] = { '\0' };
-    int was_blocking = libssh2_session_get_blocking(s->session);
+    int was_blocking = ssh_is_blocking(s->session);
 
     /* offset must be strictly greater than the current size so we do
      * not overwrite anything */
-    assert(offset > 0 && offset > s->attrs.filesize);
+    assert(offset > 0 && offset > s->attrs->size);
 
-    libssh2_session_set_blocking(s->session, 1);
+    ssh_set_blocking(s->session, 1);
 
-    libssh2_sftp_seek64(s->sftp_handle, offset - 1);
-    ret = libssh2_sftp_write(s->sftp_handle, c, 1);
+    sftp_seek64(s->sftp_handle, offset - 1);
+    ret = sftp_write(s->sftp_handle, c, 1);
 
-    libssh2_session_set_blocking(s->session, was_blocking);
+    ssh_set_blocking(s->session, was_blocking);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
         sftp_error_setg(errp, s, "Failed to grow file");
         return -EIO;
     }
 
-    s->attrs.filesize = offset;
+    s->attrs->size = offset;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -843,8 +944,7 @@ static int ssh_co_create(BlockdevCreateOptions *options, Error **errp)
     ssh_state_init(&s);
 
     ret = connect_to_ssh(&s, opts->location,
-                         LIBSSH2_FXF_READ|LIBSSH2_FXF_WRITE|
-                         LIBSSH2_FXF_CREAT|LIBSSH2_FXF_TRUNC,
+                         O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC,
                          0644, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
@@ -913,10 +1013,8 @@ static int ssh_has_zero_init(BlockDriverState *bs)
     /* Assume false, unless we can positively prove it's true. */
     int has_zero_init = 0;
 
-    if (s->attrs.flags & LIBSSH2_SFTP_ATTR_PERMISSIONS) {
-        if (s->attrs.permissions & LIBSSH2_SFTP_S_IFREG) {
-            has_zero_init = 1;
-        }
+    if (s->attrs->type == SSH_FILEXFER_TYPE_REGULAR) {
+        has_zero_init = 1;
     }
 
     return has_zero_init;
@@ -953,12 +1051,12 @@ static coroutine_fn void co_yield(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockDriverState *bs)
         .co = qemu_coroutine_self()
     };
 
-    r = libssh2_session_block_directions(s->session);
+    r = ssh_get_poll_flags(s->session);
 
-    if (r & LIBSSH2_SESSION_BLOCK_INBOUND) {
+    if (r & SSH_READ_PENDING) {
         rd_handler = restart_coroutine;
     }
-    if (r & LIBSSH2_SESSION_BLOCK_OUTBOUND) {
+    if (r & SSH_WRITE_PENDING) {
         wr_handler = restart_coroutine;
     }
 
@@ -970,33 +1068,6 @@ static coroutine_fn void co_yield(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockDriverState *bs)
     trace_ssh_co_yield_back(s->sock);
 }
 
-/* SFTP has a function `libssh2_sftp_seek64' which seeks to a position
- * in the remote file.  Notice that it just updates a field in the
- * sftp_handle structure, so there is no network traffic and it cannot
- * fail.
- *
- * However, `libssh2_sftp_seek64' does have a catastrophic effect on
- * performance since it causes the handle to throw away all in-flight
- * reads and buffered readahead data.  Therefore this function tries
- * to be intelligent about when to call the underlying libssh2 function.
- */
-#define SSH_SEEK_WRITE 0
-#define SSH_SEEK_READ  1
-#define SSH_SEEK_FORCE 2
-
-static void ssh_seek(BDRVSSHState *s, int64_t offset, int flags)
-{
-    bool op_read = (flags & SSH_SEEK_READ) != 0;
-    bool force = (flags & SSH_SEEK_FORCE) != 0;
-
-    if (force || op_read != s->offset_op_read || offset != s->offset) {
-        trace_ssh_seek(offset);
-        libssh2_sftp_seek64(s->sftp_handle, offset);
-        s->offset = offset;
-        s->offset_op_read = op_read;
-    }
-}
-
 static coroutine_fn int ssh_read(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockDriverState *bs,
                                  int64_t offset, size_t size,
                                  QEMUIOVector *qiov)
@@ -1008,7 +1079,8 @@ static coroutine_fn int ssh_read(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockDriverState *bs,
 
     trace_ssh_read(offset, size);
 
-    ssh_seek(s, offset, SSH_SEEK_READ);
+    trace_ssh_seek(offset);
+    sftp_seek64(s->sftp_handle, offset);
 
     /* This keeps track of the current iovec element ('i'), where we
      * will write to next ('buf'), and the end of the current iovec
@@ -1018,35 +1090,35 @@ static coroutine_fn int ssh_read(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockDriverState *bs,
     buf = i->iov_base;
     end_of_vec = i->iov_base + i->iov_len;
 
-    /* libssh2 has a hard-coded limit of 2000 bytes per request,
-     * although it will also do readahead behind our backs.  Therefore
-     * we may have to do repeated reads here until we have read 'size'
-     * bytes.
-     */
     for (got = 0; got < size; ) {
+        size_t request_read_size;
     again:
-        trace_ssh_read_buf(buf, end_of_vec - buf);
-        r = libssh2_sftp_read(s->sftp_handle, buf, end_of_vec - buf);
-        trace_ssh_read_return(r);
+        /*
+         * The size of SFTP packets is limited to 32K bytes, so limit
+         * the amount of data requested to 16K, as libssh currently
+         * does not handle multiple requests on its own.
+         */
+        request_read_size = MIN(end_of_vec - buf, 16384);
+        trace_ssh_read_buf(buf, end_of_vec - buf, request_read_size);
+        r = sftp_read(s->sftp_handle, buf, request_read_size);
+        trace_ssh_read_return(r, sftp_get_error(s->sftp));
 
-        if (r == LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN || r == LIBSSH2_ERROR_TIMEOUT) {
+        if (r == SSH_AGAIN) {
             co_yield(s, bs);
             goto again;
         }
-        if (r < 0) {
-            sftp_error_trace(s, "read");
-            s->offset = -1;
-            return -EIO;
-        }
-        if (r == 0) {
+        if (r == SSH_EOF || (r == 0 && sftp_get_error(s->sftp) == SSH_FX_EOF)) {
             /* EOF: Short read so pad the buffer with zeroes and return it. */
             qemu_iovec_memset(qiov, got, 0, size - got);
             return 0;
         }
+        if (r <= 0) {
+            sftp_error_trace(s, "read");
+            return -EIO;
+        }
 
         got += r;
         buf += r;
-        s->offset += r;
         if (buf >= end_of_vec && got < size) {
             i++;
             buf = i->iov_base;
@@ -1083,7 +1155,8 @@ static int ssh_write(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockDriverState *bs,
 
     trace_ssh_write(offset, size);
 
-    ssh_seek(s, offset, SSH_SEEK_WRITE);
+    trace_ssh_seek(offset);
+    sftp_seek64(s->sftp_handle, offset);
 
     /* This keeps track of the current iovec element ('i'), where we
      * will read from next ('buf'), and the end of the current iovec
@@ -1094,46 +1167,37 @@ static int ssh_write(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockDriverState *bs,
     end_of_vec = i->iov_base + i->iov_len;
 
     for (written = 0; written < size; ) {
+        size_t request_write_size;
     again:
-        trace_ssh_write_buf(buf, end_of_vec - buf);
-        r = libssh2_sftp_write(s->sftp_handle, buf, end_of_vec - buf);
-        trace_ssh_write_return(r);
+        /*
+         * Avoid too large data packets, as libssh currently does not
+         * handle multiple requests on its own.
+         */
+        request_write_size = MIN(end_of_vec - buf, 131072);
+        trace_ssh_write_buf(buf, end_of_vec - buf, request_write_size);
+        r = sftp_write(s->sftp_handle, buf, request_write_size);
+        trace_ssh_write_return(r, sftp_get_error(s->sftp));
 
-        if (r == LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN || r == LIBSSH2_ERROR_TIMEOUT) {
+        if (r == SSH_AGAIN) {
             co_yield(s, bs);
             goto again;
         }
         if (r < 0) {
             sftp_error_trace(s, "write");
-            s->offset = -1;
             return -EIO;
         }
-        /* The libssh2 API is very unclear about this.  A comment in
-         * the code says "nothing was acked, and no EAGAIN was
-         * received!" which apparently means that no data got sent
-         * out, and the underlying channel didn't return any EAGAIN
-         * indication.  I think this is a bug in either libssh2 or
-         * OpenSSH (server-side).  In any case, forcing a seek (to
-         * discard libssh2 internal buffers), and then trying again
-         * works for me.
-         */
-        if (r == 0) {
-            ssh_seek(s, offset + written, SSH_SEEK_WRITE|SSH_SEEK_FORCE);
-            co_yield(s, bs);
-            goto again;
-        }
 
         written += r;
         buf += r;
-        s->offset += r;
         if (buf >= end_of_vec && written < size) {
             i++;
             buf = i->iov_base;
             end_of_vec = i->iov_base + i->iov_len;
         }
 
-        if (offset + written > s->attrs.filesize)
-            s->attrs.filesize = offset + written;
+        if (offset + written > s->attrs->size) {
+            s->attrs->size = offset + written;
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -1168,24 +1232,24 @@ static void unsafe_flush_warning(BDRVSSHState *s, const char *what)
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef HAS_LIBSSH2_SFTP_FSYNC
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSSH_0_8
 
 static coroutine_fn int ssh_flush(BDRVSSHState *s, BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     int r;
 
     trace_ssh_flush();
- again:
-    r = libssh2_sftp_fsync(s->sftp_handle);
-    if (r == LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN || r == LIBSSH2_ERROR_TIMEOUT) {
-        co_yield(s, bs);
-        goto again;
-    }
-    if (r == LIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL &&
-        libssh2_sftp_last_error(s->sftp) == LIBSSH2_FX_OP_UNSUPPORTED) {
+
+    if (!sftp_extension_supported(s->sftp, "fsync@openssh.com", "1")) {
         unsafe_flush_warning(s, "OpenSSH >= 6.3");
         return 0;
     }
+ again:
+    r = sftp_fsync(s->sftp_handle);
+    if (r == SSH_AGAIN) {
+        co_yield(s, bs);
+        goto again;
+    }
     if (r < 0) {
         sftp_error_trace(s, "fsync");
         return -EIO;
@@ -1206,25 +1270,25 @@ static coroutine_fn int ssh_co_flush(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return ret;
 }
 
-#else /* !HAS_LIBSSH2_SFTP_FSYNC */
+#else /* !HAVE_LIBSSH_0_8 */
 
 static coroutine_fn int ssh_co_flush(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BDRVSSHState *s = bs->opaque;
 
-    unsafe_flush_warning(s, "libssh2 >= 1.4.4");
+    unsafe_flush_warning(s, "libssh >= 0.8.0");
     return 0;
 }
 
-#endif /* !HAS_LIBSSH2_SFTP_FSYNC */
+#endif /* !HAVE_LIBSSH_0_8 */
 
 static int64_t ssh_getlength(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BDRVSSHState *s = bs->opaque;
     int64_t length;
 
-    /* Note we cannot make a libssh2 call here. */
-    length = (int64_t) s->attrs.filesize;
+    /* Note we cannot make a libssh call here. */
+    length = (int64_t) s->attrs->size;
     trace_ssh_getlength(length);
 
     return length;
@@ -1241,12 +1305,12 @@ static int coroutine_fn ssh_co_truncate(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t offset,
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
-    if (offset < s->attrs.filesize) {
+    if (offset < s->attrs->size) {
         error_setg(errp, "ssh driver does not support shrinking files");
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
-    if (offset == s->attrs.filesize) {
+    if (offset == s->attrs->size) {
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -1341,12 +1405,16 @@ static void bdrv_ssh_init(void)
 {
     int r;
 
-    r = libssh2_init(0);
+    r = ssh_init();
     if (r != 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "libssh2 initialization failed, %d\n", r);
+        fprintf(stderr, "libssh initialization failed, %d\n", r);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+#if TRACE_LIBSSH != 0
+    ssh_set_log_level(TRACE_LIBSSH);
+#endif
+
     bdrv_register(&bdrv_ssh);
 }
 
diff --git a/block/trace-events b/block/trace-events
index 9ccea755da..d724df0117 100644
--- a/block/trace-events
+++ b/block/trace-events
@@ -171,19 +171,21 @@ nbd_client_connect_success(const char *export_name) "export '%s'"
 # ssh.c
 ssh_restart_coroutine(void *co) "co=%p"
 ssh_flush(void) "fsync"
-ssh_check_host_key_knownhosts(const char *key) "host key OK: %s"
+ssh_check_host_key_knownhosts(void) "host key OK"
 ssh_connect_to_ssh(char *path, int flags, int mode) "opening file %s flags=0x%x creat_mode=0%o"
 ssh_co_yield(int sock, void *rd_handler, void *wr_handler) "s->sock=%d rd_handler=%p wr_handler=%p"
 ssh_co_yield_back(int sock) "s->sock=%d - back"
 ssh_getlength(int64_t length) "length=%" PRIi64
 ssh_co_create_opts(uint64_t size) "total_size=%" PRIu64
 ssh_read(int64_t offset, size_t size) "offset=%" PRIi64 " size=%zu"
-ssh_read_buf(void *buf, size_t size) "sftp_read buf=%p size=%zu"
-ssh_read_return(ssize_t ret) "sftp_read returned %zd"
+ssh_read_buf(void *buf, size_t size, size_t actual_size) "sftp_read buf=%p size=%zu (actual size=%zu)"
+ssh_read_return(ssize_t ret, int sftp_err) "sftp_read returned %zd (sftp error=%d)"
 ssh_write(int64_t offset, size_t size) "offset=%" PRIi64 " size=%zu"
-ssh_write_buf(void *buf, size_t size) "sftp_write buf=%p size=%zu"
-ssh_write_return(ssize_t ret) "sftp_write returned %zd"
+ssh_write_buf(void *buf, size_t size, size_t actual_size) "sftp_write buf=%p size=%zu (actual size=%zu)"
+ssh_write_return(ssize_t ret, int sftp_err) "sftp_write returned %zd (sftp error=%d)"
 ssh_seek(int64_t offset) "seeking to offset=%" PRIi64
+ssh_auth_methods(int methods) "auth methods=0x%x"
+ssh_server_status(int status) "server status=%d"
 
 # curl.c
 curl_timer_cb(long timeout_ms) "timer callback timeout_ms %ld"
@@ -216,4 +218,4 @@ sheepdog_snapshot_create(const char *sn_name, const char *id) "%s %s"
 sheepdog_snapshot_create_inode(const char *name, uint32_t snap, uint32_t vdi) "s->inode: name %s snap_id 0x%" PRIx32 " vdi 0x%" PRIx32
 
 # ssh.c
-sftp_error(const char *op, const char *ssh_err, int ssh_err_code, unsigned long sftp_err_code) "%s failed: %s (libssh2 error code: %d, sftp error code: %lu)"
+sftp_error(const char *op, const char *ssh_err, int ssh_err_code, int sftp_err_code) "%s failed: %s (libssh error code: %d, sftp error code: %d)"
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b091b82cb3..5c7914570e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ auth_pam=""
 vte=""
 virglrenderer=""
 tpm=""
-libssh2=""
+libssh=""
 live_block_migration="yes"
 numa=""
 tcmalloc="no"
@@ -1439,9 +1439,9 @@ for opt do
   ;;
   --enable-tpm) tpm="yes"
   ;;
-  --disable-libssh2) libssh2="no"
+  --disable-libssh) libssh="no"
   ;;
-  --enable-libssh2) libssh2="yes"
+  --enable-libssh) libssh="yes"
   ;;
   --disable-live-block-migration) live_block_migration="no"
   ;;
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ disabled with --disable-FEATURE, default is enabled if available:
   coroutine-pool  coroutine freelist (better performance)
   glusterfs       GlusterFS backend
   tpm             TPM support
-  libssh2         ssh block device support
+  libssh          ssh block device support
   numa            libnuma support
   libxml2         for Parallels image format
   tcmalloc        tcmalloc support
@@ -3914,43 +3914,34 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 ##########################################
-# libssh2 probe
-min_libssh2_version=1.2.8
-if test "$libssh2" != "no" ; then
-  if $pkg_config --atleast-version=$min_libssh2_version libssh2; then
-    libssh2_cflags=$($pkg_config libssh2 --cflags)
-    libssh2_libs=$($pkg_config libssh2 --libs)
-    libssh2=yes
+# libssh probe
+if test "$libssh" != "no" ; then
+  if $pkg_config --exists libssh; then
+    libssh_cflags=$($pkg_config libssh --cflags)
+    libssh_libs=$($pkg_config libssh --libs)
+    libssh=yes
   else
-    if test "$libssh2" = "yes" ; then
-      error_exit "libssh2 >= $min_libssh2_version required for --enable-libssh2"
+    if test "$libssh" = "yes" ; then
+      error_exit "libssh required for --enable-libssh"
     fi
-    libssh2=no
+    libssh=no
   fi
 fi
 
 ##########################################
-# libssh2_sftp_fsync probe
+# Check for libssh 0.8
+# This is done like this instead of using the LIBSSH_VERSION_* and
+# SSH_VERSION_* macros because some distributions in the past shipped
+# snapshots of the future 0.8 from Git, and those snapshots did not
+# have updated version numbers (still referring to 0.7.0).
 
-if test "$libssh2" = "yes"; then
+if test "$libssh" = "yes"; then
   cat > $TMPC <<EOF
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <libssh2.h>
-#include <libssh2_sftp.h>
-int main(void) {
-    LIBSSH2_SESSION *session;
-    LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp;
-    LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;
-    session = libssh2_session_init ();
-    sftp = libssh2_sftp_init (session);
-    sftp_handle = libssh2_sftp_open (sftp, "/", 0, 0);
-    libssh2_sftp_fsync (sftp_handle);
-    return 0;
-}
+#include <libssh/libssh.h>
+int main(void) { return ssh_get_server_publickey(NULL, NULL); }
 EOF
-  # libssh2_cflags/libssh2_libs defined in previous test.
-  if compile_prog "$libssh2_cflags" "$libssh2_libs" ; then
-    QEMU_CFLAGS="-DHAS_LIBSSH2_SFTP_FSYNC $QEMU_CFLAGS"
+  if compile_prog "$libssh_cflags" "$libssh_libs"; then
+    libssh_cflags="-DHAVE_LIBSSH_0_8 $libssh_cflags"
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -6451,7 +6442,7 @@ echo "GlusterFS support $glusterfs"
 echo "gcov              $gcov_tool"
 echo "gcov enabled      $gcov"
 echo "TPM support       $tpm"
-echo "libssh2 support   $libssh2"
+echo "libssh support    $libssh"
 echo "QOM debugging     $qom_cast_debug"
 echo "Live block migration $live_block_migration"
 echo "lzo support       $lzo"
@@ -7144,10 +7135,10 @@ if test "$glusterfs_iocb_has_stat" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_GLUSTERFS_IOCB_HAS_STAT=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 
-if test "$libssh2" = "yes" ; then
-  echo "CONFIG_LIBSSH2=m" >> $config_host_mak
-  echo "LIBSSH2_CFLAGS=$libssh2_cflags" >> $config_host_mak
-  echo "LIBSSH2_LIBS=$libssh2_libs" >> $config_host_mak
+if test "$libssh" = "yes" ; then
+  echo "CONFIG_LIBSSH=m" >> $config_host_mak
+  echo "LIBSSH_CFLAGS=$libssh_cflags" >> $config_host_mak
+  echo "LIBSSH_LIBS=$libssh_libs" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
 
 if test "$live_block_migration" = "yes" ; then
diff --git a/docs/qemu-block-drivers.texi b/docs/qemu-block-drivers.texi
index da06a9bc83..91ab0eceae 100644
--- a/docs/qemu-block-drivers.texi
+++ b/docs/qemu-block-drivers.texi
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ print a warning when @code{fsync} is not supported:
 
 warning: ssh server @code{ssh.example.com:22} does not support fsync
 
-With sufficiently new versions of libssh2 and OpenSSH, @code{fsync} is
+With sufficiently new versions of libssh and OpenSSH, @code{fsync} is
 supported.
 
 @node disk_images_nvme
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-win32-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-win32-cross.docker
index dd021f2df0..0a4970c068 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-win32-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-win32-cross.docker
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive eatmydata \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-curl \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-glib \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-libgcrypt \
-        mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-libssh2 \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-libusb1 \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-lzo \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-nettle \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-win64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-win64-cross.docker
index 4542bcc821..b27985b1b1 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-win64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-win64-cross.docker
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive eatmydata \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-curl \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-glib \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-libgcrypt \
-        mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-libssh2 \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-libusb1 \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-lzo \
         mxe-$TARGET-w64-mingw32.shared-nettle \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker
index 12c460597e..619d1b5656 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ENV PACKAGES \
     libpng-devel \
     librbd-devel \
     libseccomp-devel \
-    libssh2-devel \
+    libssh-devel \
     libubsan \
     libusbx-devel \
     libxml2-devel \
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ ENV PACKAGES \
     mingw32-gtk3 \
     mingw32-libjpeg-turbo \
     mingw32-libpng \
-    mingw32-libssh2 \
     mingw32-libtasn1 \
     mingw32-nettle \
     mingw32-pixman \
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ ENV PACKAGES \
     mingw64-gtk3 \
     mingw64-libjpeg-turbo \
     mingw64-libpng \
-    mingw64-libssh2 \
     mingw64-libtasn1 \
     mingw64-nettle \
     mingw64-pixman \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu.docker
index 8d256961f0..d3b72209c8 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu.docker
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ENV PACKAGES flex bison \
     libsnappy-dev \
     libspice-protocol-dev \
     libspice-server-dev \
-    libssh2-1-dev \
+    libssh-dev \
     libusb-1.0-0-dev \
     libusbredirhost-dev \
     libvdeplug-dev \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu1804.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu1804.docker
index 2e2900150b..9d80b11500 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu1804.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu1804.docker
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ENV PACKAGES flex bison \
     libsnappy-dev \
     libspice-protocol-dev \
     libspice-server-dev \
-    libssh2-1-dev \
+    libssh-dev \
     libusb-1.0-0-dev \
     libusbredirhost-dev \
     libvdeplug-dev \
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/207 b/tests/qemu-iotests/207
index b3816136f7..ec8c1d06f0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/207
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/207
@@ -110,12 +110,49 @@ with iotests.FilePath('t.img') as disk_path, \
 
     iotests.img_info_log(remote_path)
 
-    md5_key = subprocess.check_output(
-        'ssh-keyscan -t rsa 127.0.0.1 2>/dev/null | grep -v "\\^#" | ' +
-        'cut -d" " -f3 | base64 -d | md5sum -b | cut -d" " -f1',
-        shell=True).rstrip().decode('ascii')
+    keys = subprocess.check_output(
+        'ssh-keyscan 127.0.0.1 2>/dev/null | grep -v "\\^#" | ' +
+        'cut -d" " -f3',
+        shell=True).rstrip().decode('ascii').split('\n')
+
+    # Mappings of base64 representations to digests
+    md5_keys = {}
+    sha1_keys = {}
+
+    for key in keys:
+        md5_keys[key] = subprocess.check_output(
+            'echo %s | base64 -d | md5sum -b | cut -d" " -f1' % key,
+            shell=True).rstrip().decode('ascii')
+
+        sha1_keys[key] = subprocess.check_output(
+            'echo %s | base64 -d | sha1sum -b | cut -d" " -f1' % key,
+            shell=True).rstrip().decode('ascii')
 
     vm.launch()
+
+    # Find correct key first
+    matching_key = None
+    for key in keys:
+        result = vm.qmp('blockdev-add',
+                        driver='ssh', node_name='node0', path=disk_path,
+                        server={
+                             'host': '127.0.0.1',
+                             'port': '22',
+                        }, host_key_check={
+                             'mode': 'hash',
+                             'type': 'md5',
+                             'hash': md5_keys[key],
+                        })
+
+        if 'error' not in result:
+            vm.qmp('blockdev-del', node_name='node0')
+            matching_key = key
+            break
+
+    if matching_key is None:
+        vm.shutdown()
+        iotests.notrun('Did not find a key that fits 127.0.0.1')
+
     blockdev_create(vm, { 'driver': 'ssh',
                           'location': {
                               'path': disk_path,
@@ -140,7 +177,7 @@ with iotests.FilePath('t.img') as disk_path, \
                               'host-key-check': {
                                   'mode': 'hash',
                                   'type': 'md5',
-                                  'hash': md5_key,
+                                  'hash': md5_keys[matching_key],
                               }
                           },
                           'size': 8388608 })
@@ -148,11 +185,6 @@ with iotests.FilePath('t.img') as disk_path, \
 
     iotests.img_info_log(remote_path)
 
-    sha1_key = subprocess.check_output(
-        'ssh-keyscan -t rsa 127.0.0.1 2>/dev/null | grep -v "\\^#" | ' +
-        'cut -d" " -f3 | base64 -d | sha1sum -b | cut -d" " -f1',
-        shell=True).rstrip().decode('ascii')
-
     vm.launch()
     blockdev_create(vm, { 'driver': 'ssh',
                           'location': {
@@ -178,7 +210,7 @@ with iotests.FilePath('t.img') as disk_path, \
                               'host-key-check': {
                                   'mode': 'hash',
                                   'type': 'sha1',
-                                  'hash': sha1_key,
+                                  'hash': sha1_keys[matching_key],
                               }
                           },
                           'size': 4194304 })
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/207.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/207.out
index ec9823793a..1239d9d648 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/207.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/207.out
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ virtual size: 4 MiB (4194304 bytes)
 
 {"execute": "blockdev-create", "arguments": {"job-id": "job0", "options": {"driver": "ssh", "location": {"host-key-check": {"mode": "none"}, "path": "/this/is/not/an/existing/path", "server": {"host": "127.0.0.1", "port": "22"}}, "size": 4194304}}}
 {"return": {}}
-Job failed: failed to open remote file '/this/is/not/an/existing/path': Failed opening remote file (libssh2 error code: -31)
+Job failed: failed to open remote file '/this/is/not/an/existing/path': SFTP server: No such file (libssh error code: 1, sftp error code: 2)
 {"execute": "job-dismiss", "arguments": {"id": "job0"}}
 {"return": {}}