diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pri b/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pri
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e60343ac99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/botan/botan.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/build
+LIBS *= -l$$qtLibraryTarget(Botan)
diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/net7ssh.pri b/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/net7ssh.pri
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a3a923ab69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/net7ssh.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include(net7ssh_dependencies.pri)
+INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/src
+LIBS *= -l$$qtLibraryTarget(Net7ssh)
diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/net7ssh_dependencies.pri b/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/net7ssh_dependencies.pri
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d83ea3954d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/net7ssh_dependencies.pri
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include(../botan/botan.pri)
diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/src/src.pro b/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/src/src.pro
index e7d2e40d529..a3eca025d79 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/src/src.pro
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include(../../../../qtcreatorlibrary.pri)
 DEPENDPATH += .
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD $$PWD/../../botan $$PWD/../../botan/build
 
-LIBS += -l$$qtLibraryTarget(Botan)
+include(../net7ssh_dependencies.pri)
 
 win32 {
     LIBS +=  -lWs2_32
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
index afdc2b9ee30..c28888d8b89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "modemanager.h"
 #include "fileiconprovider.h"
 #include "designmode.h"
+#include "ssh/ne7sshobject.h"
 
 #include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
 
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ bool CorePlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage)
 
         m_designMode = new DesignMode(editorManager);
         addObject(m_designMode);
+        Ne7SshObject::instance();
     }
     return success;
 }
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ void CorePlugin::fileOpenRequest(const QString &f)
 void CorePlugin::shutdown()
 {
     m_mainWindow->shutdown();
+    Ne7SshObject::removeInstance();
 }
 
 Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN(CorePlugin)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
index 349a0bffcd7..d5b30647137 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pro
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ SOURCES += mainwindow.cpp \
     imode.cpp \
     editormanager/systemeditor.cpp \
     designmode.cpp \
-    editortoolbar.cpp
+    editortoolbar.cpp \
+    ssh/ne7sshobject.cpp \
+    ssh/sshconnection.cpp \
+    ssh/sshkeygenerator.cpp
 
 HEADERS += mainwindow.h \
     editmode.h \
@@ -165,7 +168,10 @@ HEADERS += mainwindow.h \
     eventfilteringmainwindow.h \
     editormanager/systemeditor.h \
     designmode.h \
-    editortoolbar.h
+    editortoolbar.h \
+    ssh/ne7sshobject.h \
+    ssh/sshconnection.h \
+    ssh/sshkeygenerator.h
 
 FORMS += dialogs/newdialog.ui \
     actionmanager/commandmappings.ui \
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin_dependencies.pri b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin_dependencies.pri
index 8b548e71796..8726e1be080 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin_dependencies.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin_dependencies.pri
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 include(../../libs/extensionsystem/extensionsystem.pri)
 include(../../libs/utils/utils.pri)
+include(../../libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/net7ssh.pri)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/ne7sshobject.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/ne7sshobject.cpp
similarity index 95%
rename from src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/ne7sshobject.cpp
rename to src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/ne7sshobject.cpp
index 943f8aeb051..9f94a55b970 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/ne7sshobject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/ne7sshobject.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 #include <ne7ssh.h>
 
-namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
+namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
 Ne7SshObject *Ne7SshObject::instance()
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void Ne7SshObject::removeInstance()
     delete m_instance;
 }
 
-QSharedPointer<ne7ssh> Ne7SshObject::get()
+Ne7SshObject::Ptr Ne7SshObject::get()
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex);
     QSharedPointer<ne7ssh> shared = m_weakRef.toStrongRef();
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ Ne7SshObject::Ne7SshObject()
 Ne7SshObject *Ne7SshObject::m_instance = 0;
 
 } // namespace Internal
-} // namespace Qt4ProjectManager
+} // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/ne7sshobject.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/ne7sshobject.h
similarity index 93%
rename from src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/ne7sshobject.h
rename to src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/ne7sshobject.h
index deaa2b35e18..77d601ec869 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/ne7sshobject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/ne7sshobject.h
@@ -42,22 +42,26 @@
 #ifndef NE7SSHOBJECT_H
 #define NE7SSHOBJECT_H
 
+#include <coreplugin/core_global.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/QMutex>
 #include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>
 #include <QtCore/QWeakPointer>
 
 class ne7ssh;
 
-namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
+namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
 class Ne7SshObject
 {
 public:
+    typedef QSharedPointer<ne7ssh> Ptr;
+
     static Ne7SshObject *instance();
     static void removeInstance();
 
-    QSharedPointer<ne7ssh> get();
+    Ptr get();
 
 private:
     Ne7SshObject();
@@ -71,6 +75,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
-} // namespace Qt4ProjectManager
+} // namespace Core
 
 #endif // NE7SSHOBJECT_H
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27f418fe4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** All rights reserved.
+** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** No Commercial Usage
+** This file contains pre-release code and may not be distributed.
+** You may use this file in accordance with the terms and conditions
+** contained in the Technology Preview License Agreement accompanying
+** this package.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Nokia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Nokia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
+** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com.
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "sshconnection.h"
+
+#include "ne7sshobject.h"
+
+#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+#include <QtCore/QDir>
+#include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
+#include <QtCore/QThread>
+
+#include <ne7ssh.h>
+
+#include <exception>
+
+namespace Core {
+
+namespace {
+
+class GenericSshConnection
+{
+    Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(GenericSshConnection)
+public:
+    GenericSshConnection(const SshServerInfo &server)
+        : ssh(Internal::Ne7SshObject::instance()->get()),
+        m_server(server),
+        m_channel(-1)
+    { }
+
+    ~GenericSshConnection()
+    {
+        quit();
+    }
+
+    bool start(bool shell)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(m_channel == -1);
+
+        try {
+            const QString *authString;
+            int (ne7ssh::*connFunc)(const char *, int, const char *,
+                                    const char *, bool, int);
+            if (m_server.authType == SshServerInfo::AuthByPwd) {
+                authString = &m_server.pwd;
+                connFunc = &ne7ssh::connectWithPassword;
+            } else {
+                authString = &m_server.privateKeyFile;
+                connFunc = &ne7ssh::connectWithKey;
+            }
+            m_channel = (ssh.data()->*connFunc)(m_server.host.toLatin1(),
+                            m_server.port, m_server.uname.toAscii(),
+                            authString->toLatin1(), shell, m_server.timeout);
+            if (m_channel == -1) {
+                setError(tr("Could not connect to host."), false);
+                return false;
+            }
+        } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+        // Should in theory not be necessary, but Net7 leaks Botan exceptions.
+            setError(tr("Error in cryptography backend: %1")
+                     .arg(QLatin1String(e.what())), false);
+            return false;
+    }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    void quit()
+    {
+        const int channel = m_channel;
+        if (channel != -1) {
+            m_channel = -1;
+            if (!ssh->close(channel))
+                qWarning("%s: close() failed.", Q_FUNC_INFO);
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool hasError() const { return !m_error.isEmpty(); }
+    QString error() const { return m_error; }
+    int channel() const { return m_channel; }
+    QString lastNe7Error() { return ssh->errors()->pop(channel()); }
+    const SshServerInfo &server() { return m_server; }
+
+    void setError(const QString error, bool appendNe7ErrMsg)
+    {
+        m_error = error;
+        if (appendNe7ErrMsg)
+            m_error += QLatin1String(": ") + lastNe7Error();
+    }
+
+    QSharedPointer<ne7ssh> ssh;
+private:
+    const SshServerInfo m_server;
+    QString m_error;
+    int m_channel;
+};
+
+
+char *alloc(size_t n)
+{
+    return new char[n];
+}
+
+} // anonymous namespace
+
+namespace Internal {
+
+struct InteractiveSshConnectionPrivate
+{
+    InteractiveSshConnectionPrivate(const SshServerInfo &server)
+        : conn(server), outputReader(0) {}
+
+    GenericSshConnection conn;
+    ConnectionOutputReader *outputReader;
+};
+
+struct NonInteractiveSshConnectionPrivate
+{
+    NonInteractiveSshConnectionPrivate(const SshServerInfo &server)
+        : conn(server) {}
+
+    GenericSshConnection conn;
+    Ne7SftpSubsystem sftp;
+};
+
+class ConnectionOutputReader : public QThread
+{
+public:
+    ConnectionOutputReader(InteractiveSshConnection *parent)
+        : QThread(parent), m_conn(parent), m_stopRequested(false)
+    {}
+
+    ~ConnectionOutputReader()
+    {
+        stop();
+        wait();
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Use a wakeup mechanism here as soon as we no longer poll for output
+    // from Net7.
+    void stop()
+    {
+        m_stopRequested = true;
+    }
+
+private:
+    virtual void run()
+    {
+        while (!m_stopRequested) {
+            const int channel = m_conn->d->conn.channel();
+            if (channel != -1) {
+                QScopedPointer<char, QScopedPointerArrayDeleter<char> >
+                    output(m_conn->d->conn.ssh->readAndReset(channel, alloc));
+                if (output)
+                    emit m_conn->remoteOutput(QByteArray(output.data()));
+            }
+            sleep(1); // TODO: Hack Net7 to enable wait() functionality.
+        }
+    }
+
+    InteractiveSshConnection *m_conn;
+    bool m_stopRequested;
+};
+
+} // namespace Internal
+
+
+InteractiveSshConnection::InteractiveSshConnection(const SshServerInfo &server)
+    : d(new Internal::InteractiveSshConnectionPrivate(server))
+{
+    d->outputReader = new Internal::ConnectionOutputReader(this);
+}
+
+InteractiveSshConnection::~InteractiveSshConnection()
+{
+    d->conn.ssh->send("exit\n", d->conn.channel());
+    quit();
+    delete d;
+}
+
+bool InteractiveSshConnection::start()
+{
+    if (!d->conn.start(true))
+        return false;
+
+    d->outputReader->start();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool InteractiveSshConnection::sendInput(const QByteArray &input)
+{
+    if (!d->conn.ssh->send(input.data(), d->conn.channel())) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Error sending input"), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void InteractiveSshConnection::quit()
+{
+    d->outputReader->stop();
+    d->conn.quit();
+}
+
+InteractiveSshConnection::Ptr InteractiveSshConnection::create(const SshServerInfo &server)
+{
+    return Ptr(new InteractiveSshConnection(server));
+}
+
+bool InteractiveSshConnection::hasError() const
+{
+    return d->conn.hasError();
+}
+
+QString InteractiveSshConnection::error() const
+{
+    return d->conn.error();
+}
+
+
+namespace {
+
+class FileMgr
+{
+public:
+    FileMgr(const QString &filePath, const char *mode)
+        : m_file(fopen(filePath.toLatin1().data(), mode)) {}
+    ~FileMgr() { if (m_file) fclose(m_file); }
+    FILE *file() const { return m_file; }
+private:
+    FILE * const m_file;
+};
+
+} // Anonymous namespace
+
+SftpConnection::SftpConnection(const SshServerInfo &server)
+    : d(new Internal::NonInteractiveSshConnectionPrivate(server))
+{ }
+
+SftpConnection::~SftpConnection()
+{
+    quit();
+    delete d;
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::start()
+{
+    if (!d->conn.start(false))
+        return false;
+    if (!d->conn.ssh->initSftp(d->sftp, d->conn.channel())
+        || !d->sftp.setTimeout(d->conn.server().timeout)) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Error setting up SFTP subsystem"), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::transferFiles(const QList<SftpTransferInfo> &transferList)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < transferList.count(); ++i) {
+        const SftpTransferInfo &transfer = transferList.at(i);
+        bool success;
+        if (transfer.type == SftpTransferInfo::Upload) {
+            success = upload(transfer.localFilePath, transfer.remoteFilePath);
+        } else {
+            success = download(transfer.remoteFilePath, transfer.localFilePath);
+        }
+        if (!success)
+            return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::upload(const QString &localFilePath,
+                            const QByteArray &remoteFilePath)
+{
+    FileMgr fileMgr(localFilePath, "rb");
+    if (!fileMgr.file()) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not open file '%1'").arg(localFilePath),
+                          false);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!d->sftp.put(fileMgr.file(), remoteFilePath.data())) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not uplodad file '%1'")
+                         .arg(localFilePath), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    emit fileCopied(localFilePath);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::download(const QByteArray &remoteFilePath,
+                              const QString &localFilePath)
+{
+    FileMgr fileMgr(localFilePath, "wb");
+    if (!fileMgr.file()) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not open file '%1'").arg(localFilePath),
+                          false);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!d->sftp.get(remoteFilePath.data(), fileMgr.file())) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not copy remote file '%1' to local file '%2'")
+                          .arg(remoteFilePath, localFilePath), false);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    emit fileCopied(remoteFilePath);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::createRemoteDir(const QByteArray &remoteDir)
+{
+    if (!d->sftp.mkdir(remoteDir.data())) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not create remote directory"), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::removeRemoteDir(const QByteArray &remoteDir)
+{
+    if (!d->sftp.rmdir(remoteDir.data())) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not remove remote directory"), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+QByteArray SftpConnection::listRemoteDirContents(const QByteArray &remoteDir,
+                                                 bool withAttributes, bool &ok)
+{
+    const char * const buffer = d->sftp.ls(remoteDir.data(), withAttributes);
+    if (!buffer) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not get remote directory contents"), true);
+        ok = false;
+        return QByteArray();
+    }
+    ok = true;
+    return QByteArray(buffer);
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::removeRemoteFile(const QByteArray &remoteFile)
+{
+    if (!d->sftp.rm(remoteFile.data())) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not remove remote file"), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::changeRemoteWorkingDir(const QByteArray &newRemoteDir)
+{
+    if (!d->sftp.cd(newRemoteDir.data())) {
+        d->conn.setError(tr("Could not change remote working directory"), true);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void SftpConnection::quit()
+{
+    d->conn.quit();
+}
+
+bool SftpConnection::hasError() const
+{
+    return d->conn.hasError();
+}
+
+QString SftpConnection::error() const
+{
+    return d->conn.error();
+}
+
+SftpConnection::Ptr SftpConnection::create(const SshServerInfo &server)
+{
+    return Ptr(new SftpConnection(server));
+}
+
+} // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..767148769f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+** All rights reserved.
+** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** No Commercial Usage
+** This file contains pre-release code and may not be distributed.
+** You may use this file in accordance with the terms and conditions
+** contained in the Technology Preview License Agreement accompanying
+** this package.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
+** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
+** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
+**
+** In addition, as a special exception, Nokia gives you certain additional
+** rights.  These rights are described in the Nokia Qt LGPL Exception
+** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
+**
+** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
+** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com.
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef SSHCONNECTION_H
+#define SSHCONNECTION_H
+
+#include <coreplugin/core_global.h>
+
+#include <QtCore/QByteArray>
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>
+#include <QtCore/QString>
+
+namespace Core {
+
+namespace Internal {
+    struct InteractiveSshConnectionPrivate;
+    struct NonInteractiveSshConnectionPrivate;
+    class ConnectionOutputReader;
+}
+
+struct CORE_EXPORT SshServerInfo
+{
+    QString host;
+    QString uname;
+    QString pwd;
+    QString privateKeyFile;
+    int timeout;
+    enum AuthType { AuthByPwd, AuthByKey } authType;
+    quint16 port;
+};
+
+
+class CORE_EXPORT InteractiveSshConnection : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(InteractiveSshConnection)
+    friend class Internal::ConnectionOutputReader;
+public:
+    typedef QSharedPointer<InteractiveSshConnection> Ptr;
+
+    static Ptr create(const SshServerInfo &server);
+
+    bool start();
+    void quit();
+    bool sendInput(const QByteArray &input); // Should normally end in newline.
+    bool hasError() const;
+    QString error() const;
+    ~InteractiveSshConnection();
+
+signals:
+    void remoteOutput(const QByteArray &output);
+
+private:
+    InteractiveSshConnection(const SshServerInfo &server);
+
+    struct Internal::InteractiveSshConnectionPrivate *d;
+};
+
+
+struct CORE_EXPORT SftpTransferInfo
+{
+    enum Type { Upload, Download };
+
+    SftpTransferInfo(const QString &localFilePath,
+        const QByteArray &remoteFilePath, Type type)
+        : localFilePath(localFilePath),
+          remoteFilePath(remoteFilePath),
+          type(type)
+    {
+    }
+
+    QString localFilePath;
+    QByteArray remoteFilePath;
+    Type type;
+};
+
+class CORE_EXPORT SftpConnection : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(SftpConnection)
+public:
+    typedef QSharedPointer<SftpConnection> Ptr;
+
+    static Ptr create(const SshServerInfo &server);
+    bool start();
+    void quit();
+    bool hasError() const;
+    QString error() const;
+    bool upload(const QString &localFilePath, const QByteArray &remoteFilePath);
+    bool download(const QByteArray &remoteFilePath, const QString &localFilePath);
+    bool transferFiles(const QList<SftpTransferInfo> &transferList);
+    bool createRemoteDir(const QByteArray &remoteDir);
+    bool removeRemoteDir(const QByteArray &remoteDir);
+    bool removeRemoteFile(const QByteArray &remoteFile);
+    bool changeRemoteWorkingDir(const QByteArray &newRemoteDir);
+    QByteArray listRemoteDirContents(const QByteArray &remoteDir,
+                                     bool withAttributes, bool &ok);
+    ~SftpConnection();
+
+signals:
+    void fileCopied(const QString &filePath);
+
+private:
+    SftpConnection(const SshServerInfo &server);
+
+    Internal::NonInteractiveSshConnectionPrivate *d;
+};
+
+} // namespace Core
+
+#endif // SSHCONNECTION_H
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshkeygenerator.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshkeygenerator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17a63886e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshkeygenerator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "sshkeygenerator.h"
+
+#include "ne7sshobject.h"
+
+#include <QtCore/QFile>
+#include <QtCore/QTemporaryFile>
+
+#include <ne7ssh.h>
+
+namespace Core {
+
+SshKeyGenerator::SshKeyGenerator()
+{
+}
+
+bool SshKeyGenerator::generateKeys(KeyType type, const QString &id, int keySize)
+{
+    QTemporaryFile tmpPubKeyFile;
+    QTemporaryFile tmpPrivKeyFile;
+    if (!tmpPubKeyFile.open() || !tmpPrivKeyFile.open()) {
+        m_error = tr("Error creating temporary files.");
+        return false;
+    }
+    tmpPubKeyFile.setAutoRemove(false);
+    tmpPubKeyFile.close();
+    tmpPrivKeyFile.close();
+    const char * const typeStr = type == Rsa ? "rsa" : "dsa";
+    Internal::Ne7SshObject::Ptr ne7Object
+        = Internal::Ne7SshObject::instance()->get();
+    if (!ne7Object->generateKeyPair(typeStr, id.toUtf8(),
+             tmpPrivKeyFile.fileName().toUtf8(),
+             tmpPubKeyFile.fileName().toUtf8(), keySize)) {
+        // TODO: Race condition on pop() call. Perhaps not use Net7 errors? Or hack API
+        m_error = tr("Error generating keys: %1")
+                  .arg(ne7Object->errors()->pop());
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!tmpPubKeyFile.open() || !tmpPrivKeyFile.open()) {
+        m_error = tr("Error reading temporary files.");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    m_publicKey = tmpPubKeyFile.readAll();
+    m_privateKey = tmpPrivKeyFile.readAll();
+    if (tmpPubKeyFile.error() != QFile::NoError
+        || tmpPrivKeyFile.error() != QFile::NoError) {
+        m_error = tr("Error reading temporary files.");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    m_type = type;
+    return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshkeygenerator.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshkeygenerator.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a68237e576f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshkeygenerator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef SSHKEYGENERATOR_H
+#define SSHKEYGENERATOR_H
+
+#include <coreplugin/core_global.h>
+
+#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+#include <QtCore/QPair>
+
+namespace Core {
+
+class CORE_EXPORT SshKeyGenerator
+{
+    Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(SshKeyGenerator)
+public:
+    enum KeyType { Rsa, Dsa };
+
+    SshKeyGenerator();
+    bool generateKeys(KeyType type, const QString &id, int keySize);
+    QString error() const { return m_error; }
+    QString privateKey() const { return m_privateKey; }
+    QString publicKey() const { return m_publicKey; }
+    KeyType type() const { return m_type; }
+
+private:
+    QString m_error;
+    QString m_publicKey;
+    QString m_privateKey;
+    KeyType m_type;
+};
+
+} // namespace Core
+
+#endif // SSHKEYGENERATOR_H
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoconfigtestdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoconfigtestdialog.cpp
index d92f0dc3179..eddb077acdd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoconfigtestdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoconfigtestdialog.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void MaemoConfigTestDialog::startConfigTest()
         "|sed 's/[[:space:]][[:space:]]*/ /g' "
         "|cut -d ' ' -f 2,3 |sed 's/~.*//g'");
     QString command(sysInfoCmd + " && " + qtInfoCmd);
-    m_deviceTester = new MaemoSshRunner(m_config, command);
+    m_deviceTester = new MaemoSshRunner(m_config.server, command);
     connect(m_deviceTester, SIGNAL(remoteOutput(QString)),
             this, SLOT(processSshOutput(QString)));
     connect(m_deviceTester, SIGNAL(finished()),
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ void MaemoConfigTestDialog::handleTestThreadFinished()
             output.append(tr("\nDid you start Qemu?"));
     } else {
         output = parseTestOutput();
+        if (!m_qtVersionOk) {
+            m_ui->errorLabel->setText(tr("Qt version mismatch! "
+                " Expected Qt on device: 4.6.2 or later."));
+        }
     }
     m_ui->testResultEdit->setPlainText(output);
-    if (!m_qtVersionOk) {
-        m_ui->errorLabel->setText(tr("Qt version mismatch! Expected Qt on device: "
-            "4.6.2 or later."));
-    }
     stopConfigTest();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
index 4499b64eaf8..7ff2747ddfc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
+typedef Core::SshServerInfo::AuthType AuthType;
+
 namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ namespace {
     const QString DefaultHostNameHW(QLatin1String("192.168.2.15"));
     const QString DefaultHostNameSim(QLatin1String("localhost"));
     const QString DefaultUserName(QLatin1String("developer"));
-    const MaemoDeviceConfig::AuthType DefaultAuthType(MaemoDeviceConfig::Key);
+    const AuthType DefaultAuthType(Core::SshServerInfo::AuthByKey);
     const int DefaultTimeout(30);
     const MaemoDeviceConfig::DeviceType DefaultDeviceType(MaemoDeviceConfig::Physical);
 };
@@ -98,33 +100,35 @@ private:
 MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig(const QString &name, MaemoDeviceConfig::DeviceType devType)
     : name(name),
       type(devType),
-      host(defaultHost(type)),
-      sshPort(defaultSshPort(type)),
       gdbServerPort(defaultGdbServerPort(type)),
-      uname(DefaultUserName),
-      authentication(DefaultAuthType),
-      keyFile(DefaultKeyFile),
-      timeout(DefaultTimeout),
       internalId(MaemoDeviceConfigurations::instance().m_nextId++)
 {
+    server.host = defaultHost(type);
+    server.port = defaultSshPort(type);
+    server.uname = DefaultUserName;
+    server.authType = DefaultAuthType;
+    server.privateKeyFile = DefaultKeyFile;
+    server.timeout = DefaultTimeout;
 }
 
 MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig(const QSettings &settings,
                                      quint64 &nextId)
     : name(settings.value(NameKey).toString()),
       type(static_cast<DeviceType>(settings.value(TypeKey, DefaultDeviceType).toInt())),
-      host(settings.value(HostKey, defaultHost(type)).toString()),
-      sshPort(settings.value(SshPortKey, defaultSshPort(type)).toInt()),
       gdbServerPort(settings.value(GdbServerPortKey, defaultGdbServerPort(type)).toInt()),
-      uname(settings.value(UserNameKey, DefaultUserName).toString()),
-      authentication(static_cast<AuthType>(settings.value(AuthKey, DefaultAuthType).toInt())),
-      pwd(settings.value(PasswordKey).toString()),
-      keyFile(settings.value(KeyFileKey, DefaultKeyFile).toString()),
-      timeout(settings.value(TimeoutKey, DefaultTimeout).toInt()),
       internalId(settings.value(InternalIdKey, nextId).toInt())
 {
     if (internalId == nextId)
         ++nextId;
+    server.host = settings.value(HostKey, defaultHost(type)).toString();
+    server.port = settings.value(SshPortKey, defaultSshPort(type)).toInt();
+    server.uname = settings.value(UserNameKey, DefaultUserName).toString();
+    server.authType
+        = static_cast<AuthType>(settings.value(AuthKey, DefaultAuthType).toInt());
+    server.pwd = settings.value(PasswordKey).toString();
+    server.privateKeyFile
+        = settings.value(KeyFileKey, DefaultKeyFile).toString();
+    server.timeout = settings.value(TimeoutKey, DefaultTimeout).toInt();
 }
 
 MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig()
@@ -156,14 +160,14 @@ void MaemoDeviceConfig::save(QSettings &settings) const
 {
     settings.setValue(NameKey, name);
     settings.setValue(TypeKey, type);
-    settings.setValue(HostKey, host);
-    settings.setValue(SshPortKey, sshPort);
+    settings.setValue(HostKey, server.host);
+    settings.setValue(SshPortKey, server.port);
     settings.setValue(GdbServerPortKey, gdbServerPort);
-    settings.setValue(UserNameKey, uname);
-    settings.setValue(AuthKey, authentication);
-    settings.setValue(PasswordKey, pwd);
-    settings.setValue(KeyFileKey, keyFile);
-    settings.setValue(TimeoutKey, timeout);
+    settings.setValue(UserNameKey, server.uname);
+    settings.setValue(AuthKey, server.authType);
+    settings.setValue(PasswordKey, server.pwd);
+    settings.setValue(KeyFileKey, server.privateKeyFile);
+    settings.setValue(TimeoutKey, server.timeout);
     settings.setValue(InternalIdKey, internalId);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.h
index a478fe12902..7ffa28251ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #ifndef MAEMODEVICECONFIGURATIONS_H
 #define MAEMODEVICECONFIGURATIONS_H
 
+#include <coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h>
+
 #include <QtCore/QList>
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QtCore/QString>
@@ -52,22 +54,16 @@ class MaemoDeviceConfig
 {
 public:
     enum DeviceType { Physical, Simulator };
-    enum AuthType { Password, Key };
     MaemoDeviceConfig();
     MaemoDeviceConfig(const QString &name, DeviceType type);
     MaemoDeviceConfig(const QSettings &settings, quint64 &nextId);
     void save(QSettings &settings) const;
     bool isValid() const;
+
+    Core::SshServerInfo server;
     QString name;
     DeviceType type;
-    QString host;
-    int sshPort;
     int gdbServerPort;
-    QString uname;
-    AuthType authentication;
-    QString pwd;
-    QString keyFile;
-    int timeout;
     quint64 internalId;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemomanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemomanager.cpp
index f03333e3568..feab08cd54f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemomanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemomanager.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "maemosettingspage.h"
 #include "maemotoolchain.h"
 #include "maemorunconfiguration.h"
-#include "ne7sshobject.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ MaemoManager::MaemoManager()
     pluginManager->addObject(m_runConfigurationFactory);
     pluginManager->addObject(m_packageCreationFactory);
     pluginManager->addObject(m_settingsPage);
-
-    Ne7SshObject::instance();
 }
 
 MaemoManager::~MaemoManager()
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ MaemoManager::~MaemoManager()
     pluginManager->removeObject(m_packageCreationFactory);
     pluginManager->removeObject(m_settingsPage);
 
-    Ne7SshObject::removeInstance();
     m_instance = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoruncontrol.cpp
index 6fe2e12dfce..a2f639a78e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemoruncontrol.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void AbstractMaemoRunControl::startDeployment(bool forDebugging)
         emit finished();
     } else {
         m_deployables.clear();
-        if (m_runConfig->currentlyNeedsDeployment(m_devConfig.host)) {
+        if (m_runConfig->currentlyNeedsDeployment(m_devConfig.server.host)) {
             m_deployables.append(Deployable(packageFileName(),
                 QFileInfo(executableOnHost()).canonicalPath(),
                 &MaemoRunConfiguration::wasDeployed));
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void AbstractMaemoRunControl::startDeployment(bool forDebugging)
             m_needsInstall = false;
         }
         if (forDebugging
-            && m_runConfig->debuggingHelpersNeedDeployment(m_devConfig.host)) {
+            && m_runConfig->debuggingHelpersNeedDeployment(m_devConfig.server.host)) {
             const QFileInfo &info(m_runConfig->dumperLib());
             m_deployables.append(Deployable(info.fileName(), info.canonicalPath(),
                 &MaemoRunConfiguration::debuggingHelpersDeployed));
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void AbstractMaemoRunControl::deploy()
         ->addTask(m_progress.future(), tr("Deploying"),
                   QLatin1String("Maemo.Deploy"));
     if (!m_deployables.isEmpty()) {
-        QList<SshDeploySpec> deploySpecs;
+        QList<Core::SftpTransferInfo> deploySpecs;
         QStringList files;
         foreach (const Deployable &deployable, m_deployables) {
             const QString srcFilePath
@@ -156,10 +156,11 @@ void AbstractMaemoRunControl::deploy()
             const QString tgtFilePath
                 = remoteDir() % QDir::separator() % deployable.fileName;
             files << srcFilePath;
-            deploySpecs << SshDeploySpec(srcFilePath, tgtFilePath);
+            deploySpecs << Core::SftpTransferInfo(srcFilePath,
+                               tgtFilePath.toUtf8(), Core::SftpTransferInfo::Upload);
         }
         emit appendMessage(this, tr("Files to deploy: %1.").arg(files.join(" ")), false);
-        m_sshDeployer.reset(new MaemoSshDeployer(m_devConfig, deploySpecs));
+        m_sshDeployer.reset(new MaemoSshDeployer(m_devConfig.server, deploySpecs));
         connect(m_sshDeployer.data(), SIGNAL(finished()),
                 this, SLOT(handleDeployThreadFinished()));
         connect(m_sshDeployer.data(), SIGNAL(fileCopied(QString)),
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ void AbstractMaemoRunControl::deploy()
 void AbstractMaemoRunControl::handleFileCopied()
 {
     Deployable deployable = m_deployables.takeFirst();
-    (m_runConfig->*deployable.updateTimestamp)(m_devConfig.host);
+    (m_runConfig->*deployable.updateTimestamp)(m_devConfig.server.host);
     m_progress.setProgressValue(m_progress.progressValue() + 1);
 }
 
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ bool AbstractMaemoRunControl::isCleaning() const
 
 void AbstractMaemoRunControl::startExecution()
 {
-    m_sshRunner.reset(new MaemoSshRunner(m_devConfig, remoteCall()));
+    m_sshRunner.reset(new MaemoSshRunner(m_devConfig.server, remoteCall()));
     connect(m_sshRunner.data(), SIGNAL(finished()),
             this, SLOT(handleRunThreadFinished()));
     connect(m_sshRunner.data(), SIGNAL(remoteOutput(QString)),
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ void AbstractMaemoRunControl::killRemoteProcesses(const QStringList &apps,
     remoteCall.remove(remoteCall.count() - 1, 1); // Get rid of trailing semicolon.
     QScopedPointer<MaemoSshRunner> &runner
         = initialCleanup ? m_initialCleaner : m_sshStopper;
-    runner.reset(new MaemoSshRunner(m_devConfig, remoteCall));
+    runner.reset(new MaemoSshRunner(m_devConfig.server, remoteCall));
     if (initialCleanup)
         connect(runner.data(), SIGNAL(finished()),
                 this, SLOT(handleInitialCleanupFinished()));
@@ -296,7 +297,6 @@ void AbstractMaemoRunControl::handleRunThreadFinished()
 
 const QString AbstractMaemoRunControl::executableOnHost() const
 {
-    qDebug("runconfig->executable: %s", qPrintable(m_runConfig->executable()));
     return m_runConfig->executable();
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ const QString AbstractMaemoRunControl::executableFileName() const
 
 const QString AbstractMaemoRunControl::remoteDir() const
 {
-    return homeDirOnDevice(m_devConfig.uname);
+    return homeDirOnDevice(m_devConfig.server.uname);
 }
 
 QString AbstractMaemoRunControl::remoteSudo() const
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ MaemoDebugRunControl::MaemoDebugRunControl(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
     m_startParams->startMode = Debugger::StartRemote;
     m_startParams->executable = executableOnHost();
     m_startParams->remoteChannel
-        = m_devConfig.host % QLatin1Char(':') % gdbServerPort();
+        = m_devConfig.server.host % QLatin1Char(':') % gdbServerPort();
     m_startParams->remoteArchitecture = QLatin1String("arm");
     m_startParams->sysRoot = m_runConfig->sysRoot();
     m_startParams->toolChainType = ToolChain::GCC_MAEMO;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.cpp
index beb9ab8a7ef..286f1473b83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.cpp
@@ -190,31 +190,31 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::display(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConfig)
         otherConfig = &m_lastConfigHW;
         m_ui->simulatorButton->setChecked(true);
     }
-    otherConfig->authentication = devConfig.authentication;
-    otherConfig->timeout = devConfig.timeout;
-    otherConfig->pwd = devConfig.pwd;
-    otherConfig->keyFile = devConfig.keyFile;
+    otherConfig->server.authType = devConfig.server.authType;
+    otherConfig->server.timeout = devConfig.server.timeout;
+    otherConfig->server.pwd = devConfig.server.pwd;
+    otherConfig->server.privateKeyFile = devConfig.server.privateKeyFile;
 
-    if (devConfig.authentication == MaemoDeviceConfig::Password)
+    if (devConfig.server.authType == Core::SshServerInfo::AuthByPwd)
         m_ui->passwordButton->setChecked(true);
     else
         m_ui->keyButton->setChecked(true);
     m_ui->detailsWidget->setEnabled(true);
     m_nameValidator->setDisplayName(devConfig.name);
-    m_ui->timeoutSpinBox->setValue(devConfig.timeout);
+    m_ui->timeoutSpinBox->setValue(devConfig.server.timeout);
     fillInValues();
 }
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::fillInValues()
 {
     m_ui->nameLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().name);
-    m_ui->hostLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().host);
-    m_ui->sshPortSpinBox->setValue(currentConfig().sshPort);
+    m_ui->hostLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().server.host);
+    m_ui->sshPortSpinBox->setValue(currentConfig().server.port);
     m_ui->gdbServerPortSpinBox->setValue(currentConfig().gdbServerPort);
-    m_ui->timeoutSpinBox->setValue(currentConfig().timeout);
-    m_ui->userLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().uname);
-    m_ui->pwdLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().pwd);
-    m_ui->keyFileLineEdit->setPath(currentConfig().keyFile);
+    m_ui->timeoutSpinBox->setValue(currentConfig().server.timeout);
+    m_ui->userLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().server.uname);
+    m_ui->pwdLineEdit->setText(currentConfig().server.pwd);
+    m_ui->keyFileLineEdit->setPath(currentConfig().server.privateKeyFile);
 
     const bool isSimulator
         = currentConfig().type == MaemoDeviceConfig::Simulator;
@@ -269,9 +269,8 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::deviceTypeChanged()
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::authenticationTypeChanged()
 {
     const bool usePassword = m_ui->passwordButton->isChecked();
-    currentConfig().authentication = usePassword
-        ? MaemoDeviceConfig::Password
-        : MaemoDeviceConfig::Key;
+    currentConfig().server.authType
+        = usePassword ? Core::SshServerInfo::AuthByPwd : Core::SshServerInfo::AuthByKey;
     m_ui->pwdLineEdit->setEnabled(usePassword);
     m_ui->passwordLabel->setEnabled(usePassword);
     m_ui->keyFileLineEdit->setEnabled(!usePassword);
@@ -280,12 +279,12 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::authenticationTypeChanged()
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::hostNameEditingFinished()
 {
-    currentConfig().host = m_ui->hostLineEdit->text();
+    currentConfig().server.host = m_ui->hostLineEdit->text();
 }
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::sshPortEditingFinished()
 {
-    currentConfig().sshPort = m_ui->sshPortSpinBox->value();
+    currentConfig().server.port = m_ui->sshPortSpinBox->value();
 }
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::gdbServerPortEditingFinished()
@@ -295,22 +294,22 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::gdbServerPortEditingFinished()
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::timeoutEditingFinished()
 {
-    currentConfig().timeout = m_ui->timeoutSpinBox->value();
+    currentConfig().server.timeout = m_ui->timeoutSpinBox->value();
 }
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::userNameEditingFinished()
 {
-    currentConfig().uname = m_ui->userLineEdit->text();
+    currentConfig().server.uname = m_ui->userLineEdit->text();
 }
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::passwordEditingFinished()
 {
-    currentConfig().pwd = m_ui->pwdLineEdit->text();
+    currentConfig().server.pwd = m_ui->pwdLineEdit->text();
 }
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::keyFileEditingFinished()
 {
-    currentConfig().keyFile = m_ui->keyFileLineEdit->path();
+    currentConfig().server.privateKeyFile = m_ui->keyFileLineEdit->path();
 }
 
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::testConfig()
@@ -322,18 +321,9 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::testConfig()
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::showGenerateSshKeyDialog()
 {
     MaemoSshConfigDialog dialog(this);
-    connect(&dialog, SIGNAL(publicKeyGenerated(QString)), this,
-        SLOT(setPublicKey(QString)));
-    connect(&dialog, SIGNAL(privateKeyGenerated(QString)), this,
-        SLOT(setPrivateKey(QString)));
     dialog.exec();
 }
 
-void MaemoSettingsWidget::setPublicKey(const QString &path)
-{
-    m_publicKeyFileName = path;
-}
-
 void MaemoSettingsWidget::setPrivateKey(const QString &path)
 {
     m_ui->keyFileLineEdit->setPath(path);
@@ -345,30 +335,29 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::deployKey()
     if (m_keyDeployer)
         return;
 
-    if (!QFileInfo(m_publicKeyFileName).exists()) {
-        const QString &dir = QFileInfo(currentConfig().keyFile).path();
-        m_publicKeyFileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this,
-            tr("Choose public key file"), dir,
-            tr("Public Key Files(*.pub);;All Files (*)"));
-    }
-
-    if (m_publicKeyFileName.isEmpty())
+    const QString &dir
+        = QFileInfo(currentConfig().server.privateKeyFile).path();
+    QString publicKeyFileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this,
+        tr("Choose public key file"), dir,
+        tr("Public Key Files(*.pub);;All Files (*)"));
+    if (publicKeyFileName.isEmpty())
         return;
-    QFile keyFile(m_publicKeyFileName);
+
+    QFile keyFile(publicKeyFileName);
     QByteArray key;
     const bool keyFileAccessible = keyFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
     if (keyFileAccessible)
         key = keyFile.readAll();
     if (!keyFileAccessible || keyFile.error() != QFile::NoError) {
         QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Deployment Failed"),
-            tr("Could not read public key file '%1'.").arg(m_publicKeyFileName));
+            tr("Could not read public key file '%1'.").arg(publicKeyFileName));
         return;
     }
 
     m_ui->deployKeyButton->disconnect();
     const QString command = QLatin1String("test -d .ssh || mkdir .ssh && echo '")
         + key + QLatin1String("' >> .ssh/authorized_keys");
-    m_keyDeployer = new MaemoSshRunner(currentConfig(), command);
+    m_keyDeployer = new MaemoSshRunner(currentConfig().server, command);
     connect(m_keyDeployer, SIGNAL(finished()),
             this, SLOT(handleDeployThreadFinished()));
     m_ui->deployKeyButton->setText(tr("Stop deploying"));
@@ -399,7 +388,7 @@ void MaemoSettingsWidget::stopDeploying()
         m_keyDeployer->stop();
         delete m_keyDeployer;
         m_keyDeployer = 0;
-        m_ui->deployKeyButton->setText(tr("Deploy Key ..."));
+        m_ui->deployKeyButton->setText(tr("Deploy Public Key ..."));
         connect(m_ui->deployKeyButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(deployKey()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.h
index 1c9a2b5bb8e..e8c676696a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ private slots:
     void testConfig();
 
     void showGenerateSshKeyDialog();
-    void setPublicKey(const QString &path);
     void setPrivateKey(const QString &path);
 
     // For key deploying.
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ private:
     MaemoDeviceConfig m_lastConfigSim;
     NameValidator * const m_nameValidator;
     MaemoSshRunner *m_keyDeployer;
-    QString m_publicKeyFileName;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.ui b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.ui
index a9cc6f9efa8..ff70b437e90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosettingswidget.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>563</width>
+    <width>596</width>
     <height>336</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
         <bool>false</bool>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Deploy public Key ...</string>
+        <string>Deploy Public Key ...</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp
index f1fce1e23ab..19c86ba7f11 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp
@@ -35,23 +35,23 @@
 #include "maemosshconfigdialog.h"
 
 #include "maemodeviceconfigurations.h"
-#include "ne7sshobject.h"
 
-#include <ne7ssh.h>
+#include <coreplugin/ssh/sshkeygenerator.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
-
-#include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
-
 #include <QtGui/QApplication>
 #include <QtGui/QDesktopServices>
 #include <QtGui/QFileDialog>
+#include <QtGui/QMessageBox>
+#include <QtNetwork/QHostInfo>
+
 
 using namespace Qt4ProjectManager::Internal;
 
 MaemoSshConfigDialog::MaemoSshConfigDialog(QWidget *parent)
     : QDialog(parent)
     , home(QDesktopServices::storageLocation(QDesktopServices::HomeLocation))
+    , m_keyGenerator(new Core::SshKeyGenerator)
 {
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
 
@@ -75,26 +75,22 @@ void MaemoSshConfigDialog::slotToggled()
 
 void MaemoSshConfigDialog::generateSshKey()
 {
-    algorithm = m_ui.rsa->isChecked() ? "rsa" : "dsa";
-    tmpKey = QDir::tempPath().append(QLatin1Char('/') + algorithm).toUtf8();
+    const Core::SshKeyGenerator::KeyType keyType = m_ui.rsa->isChecked()
+        ? Core::SshKeyGenerator::Rsa
+        : Core::SshKeyGenerator::Dsa;
+
     QByteArray userId = QString(home.mid(home.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('/')) + 1)
         + QLatin1Char('@') + QHostInfo::localHostName()).toUtf8();
 
-    QFile::remove(tmpKey);
-    QFile::remove(tmpKey + ".pub");
-
     QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::BusyCursor);
 
-    QSharedPointer<ne7ssh> ssh = Ne7SshObject::instance()->get();
-    if (ssh->generateKeyPair(algorithm, userId, tmpKey, tmpKey + ".pub",
-        m_ui.comboBox->currentText().toUShort())) {
-        QFile file(tmpKey + ".pub");
-        if (file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
-            m_ui.plainTextEdit->setPlainText(file.readAll());
+    if (m_keyGenerator->generateKeys(keyType, userId,
+                                     m_ui.comboBox->currentText().toUShort())) {
+        m_ui.plainTextEdit->setPlainText(m_keyGenerator->publicKey());
         m_ui.savePublicKey->setEnabled(true);
         m_ui.savePrivateKey->setEnabled(true);
     } else {
-        m_ui.plainTextEdit->setPlainText(tr("Could not create SSH key pair."));
+        m_ui.plainTextEdit->setPlainText(m_keyGenerator->error());
     }
 
     QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
@@ -102,18 +98,12 @@ void MaemoSshConfigDialog::generateSshKey()
 
 void MaemoSshConfigDialog::savePublicKey()
 {
-    checkSshDir();
-    copyFile(QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Choose folder to save "
-        "public key file"), home + QString::fromLatin1("/.ssh/id_%1.pub")
-        .arg(algorithm.constData())), true);
+    saveKey(true);
 }
 
 void MaemoSshConfigDialog::savePrivateKey()
 {
-    checkSshDir();
-    copyFile(QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Choose folder to save "
-        "private key file"), home + QString::fromLatin1("/.ssh/id_%1")
-        .arg(algorithm.constData())), false);
+    saveKey(false);
 }
 
 void MaemoSshConfigDialog::checkSshDir()
@@ -123,15 +113,31 @@ void MaemoSshConfigDialog::checkSshDir()
         dir.mkpath(home + QString::fromLatin1("/.ssh"));
 }
 
-void MaemoSshConfigDialog::copyFile(const QString &file, bool pubKey)
+void MaemoSshConfigDialog::saveKey(bool publicKey)
 {
-    if (!file.isEmpty()) {
-        if (!QFile::exists(file) || QFile::remove(file)) {
-            QFile(tmpKey + (pubKey ? ".pub" : "")).copy(file);
-            if (pubKey)
-                emit publicKeyGenerated(file);
-            else
-                emit privateKeyGenerated(file);
-        }
+    checkSshDir();
+    const QString suggestedTypeSuffix =
+        m_keyGenerator->type() == Core::SshKeyGenerator::Rsa ? "rsa" : "dsa";
+    const QString suggestedName = home + QString::fromLatin1("/.ssh/id_%1%2")
+        .arg(suggestedTypeSuffix).arg(publicKey ? ".pub" : "");
+    const QString dlgTitle
+        = publicKey ? tr("Save public key file") : tr("Save private key file");
+    const QString fileName
+        = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, dlgTitle, suggestedName);
+    if (fileName.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    QFile file(fileName);
+    const bool canOpen = file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+    if (canOpen)
+        file.write(publicKey
+            ? m_keyGenerator->publicKey().toUtf8()
+            : m_keyGenerator->privateKey().toUtf8());
+    if (!canOpen || file.error() != QFile::NoError) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error writing file"),
+                              tr("Could not write file '%1':\n %2")
+                              .arg(fileName, file.errorString()));
+    } else if (!publicKey) {
+        emit privateKeyGenerated(fileName);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.h
index 6a246618e83..c8c7abe9c18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.h
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@
 
 #include "ui_maemosshconfigdialog.h"
 
+#include <QtCore/QScopedPointer>
 #include <QtGui/QDialog>
 
+namespace Core {
+    class SshKeyGenerator;
+}
+
 namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
     namespace Internal {
 
@@ -46,11 +51,10 @@ class MaemoSshConfigDialog : public QDialog
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-        MaemoSshConfigDialog(QWidget *parent = 0);
-        ~MaemoSshConfigDialog();
+    MaemoSshConfigDialog(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    ~MaemoSshConfigDialog();
 
 signals:
-    void publicKeyGenerated(const QString &path);
     void privateKeyGenerated(const QString &path);
 
 private slots:
@@ -61,12 +65,11 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     void checkSshDir();
-    void copyFile(const QString &file, bool pubKey);
+    void saveKey(bool publicKey);
 
 private:
     QString home;
-    QByteArray tmpKey;
-    QByteArray algorithm;
+    QScopedPointer<Core::SshKeyGenerator> m_keyGenerator;
     Ui::MaemoSshConfigDialog m_ui;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 50c117889fd..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,262 +0,0 @@
-/****************************************************************************
-**
-** Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
-** All rights reserved.
-** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
-**
-** This file is part of the Qt Creator.
-**
-** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
-** No Commercial Usage
-** This file contains pre-release code and may not be distributed.
-** You may use this file in accordance with the terms and conditions
-** contained in the Technology Preview License Agreement accompanying
-** this package.
-**
-** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
-** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
-** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
-** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
-** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
-** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
-** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
-**
-** In addition, as a special exception, Nokia gives you certain additional
-** rights.  These rights are described in the Nokia Qt LGPL Exception
-** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
-**
-** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
-** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com.
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-** $QT_END_LICENSE$
-**
-****************************************************************************/
-
-#include "maemosshconnection.h"
-
-#include "maemodeviceconfigurations.h"
-#include "ne7sshobject.h"
-
-#include <ne7ssh.h>
-
-#include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
-#include <QtCore/QScopedPointer>
-#include <QtCore/QStringBuilder>
-
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstring>
-
-namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
-namespace Internal {
-namespace {
-    char *alloc(size_t n)
-    {
-        return new char[n];
-    }
-}
-
-// TODO: Which encoding to use for file names? Unicode? Latin1? ASCII?
-
-MaemoSshConnection::MaemoSshConnection(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf,
-                                       bool shell)
-    : ssh(Ne7SshObject::instance()->get()),
-      m_channel(-1),
-      m_stopRequested(false)
-{
-    const QString *authString;
-    int (ne7ssh::*connFunc)(const char *, int, const char *, const char *, bool, int);
-    if (devConf.authentication == MaemoDeviceConfig::Password) {
-        authString = &devConf.pwd;
-        connFunc = &ne7ssh::connectWithPassword;
-    } else {
-        authString = &devConf.keyFile;
-        connFunc = &ne7ssh::connectWithKey;
-    }
-    m_channel = (ssh.data()->*connFunc)(devConf.host.toLatin1(), devConf.sshPort,
-        devConf.uname.toAscii(), authString->toLatin1(), shell, devConf.timeout);
-    if (m_channel == -1)
-        throw MaemoSshException(tr("Could not connect to host"));
-}
-
-MaemoSshConnection::~MaemoSshConnection()
-{
-    qDebug("%s", Q_FUNC_INFO);
-    ssh->close(m_channel);
-}
-
-const char *MaemoSshConnection::lastError()
-{
-    return ssh->errors()->pop(channel());
-}
-
-void MaemoSshConnection::stop()
-{
-    m_stopRequested = true;
-}
-
-MaemoInteractiveSshConnection::MaemoInteractiveSshConnection(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf)
-    : MaemoSshConnection(devConf, true)
-{
-    strcpy(m_prompt, devConf.uname == QLatin1String("root") ? "# " : "$ ");
-    if (!ssh->waitFor(channel(), m_prompt, devConf.timeout)) {
-        QScopedPointer<char, QScopedPointerArrayDeleter<char> >
-            shellString(ssh->readAndReset(channel(), alloc));
-        if (!shellString.data()) {
-            const QString error
-                = tr("Could not start remote shell: %1").arg(lastError());
-            throw MaemoSshException(error);
-        } else {
-            const int length = strlen(shellString.data());
-            strcpy(m_prompt, shellString.data() + length - qMin(2, length));
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-MaemoInteractiveSshConnection::~MaemoInteractiveSshConnection()
-{
-    ssh->send("exit\n", channel());
-    ssh->waitFor(channel(), m_prompt, 1);
-}
-
-void MaemoInteractiveSshConnection::runCommand(const QString &command)
-{
-    /*
-     * We don't have access to the remote process management, so we
-     * try to track the lifetime of the process by adding a second command
-     * that prints a rare character. When it occurs for the second time (the
-     * first one is the echo from the remote terminal), we assume the
-     * process has finished. If anyone actually prints this special character
-     * in their application, they are out of luck.
-     */
-    const QString endMarker(QChar(0x13a0));
-    const int endMarkerLen = strlen(endMarker.toUtf8());
-
-    const QString finalCommand
-        = command + QLatin1String(";echo ") + endMarker + QLatin1Char('\n');
-    if (!ssh->send(finalCommand.toUtf8().data(), channel())) {
-        throw MaemoSshException(tr("Error running command: %1")
-                                .arg(lastError()));
-    }
-
-    int endMarkerCount = 0;
-    do {
-        ssh->waitFor(channel(), endMarker.toUtf8(), 1); // TODO: Hack net7 to get rid of busy loop.
-        const char * const error = lastError();
-        if (error)
-            throw MaemoSshException(tr("SSH error: %1").arg(error));
-        QScopedPointer<char, QScopedPointerArrayDeleter<char> >
-            output(ssh->readAndReset(channel(), alloc));
-
-        /*
-         * The output the user should see is everything after the first
-         * and before the last occurrence of our marker string.
-         */
-        if (output.data()) {
-            const char *firstCharToEmit;
-            int charsToEmitCount;
-            const char * const endMarkerPos
-                = strstr(output.data(), endMarker.toUtf8());
-            if (endMarkerPos) {
-                if (endMarkerCount++ == 0) {
-                    emit remoteOutput(QLatin1String("========== Remote output starts now. ==========\n"));
-                    firstCharToEmit = endMarkerPos + endMarkerLen + 1;
-                    const char * const endMarkerPos2
-                        = strstr(firstCharToEmit, endMarker.toUtf8());
-                    if (endMarkerPos2) {
-                        ++ endMarkerCount;
-                        charsToEmitCount = endMarkerPos2 - firstCharToEmit;
-                    } else {
-                        charsToEmitCount = -1;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    firstCharToEmit = output.data();
-                    charsToEmitCount = endMarkerPos - output.data();
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (endMarkerCount == 0) {
-                    charsToEmitCount = 0;
-                } else {
-                    firstCharToEmit = output.data();
-                    charsToEmitCount = -1;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (charsToEmitCount != 0)
-                emit remoteOutput(QString::fromUtf8(firstCharToEmit, charsToEmitCount));
-        }
-    } while (endMarkerCount < 2 && !stopRequested());
-    emit remoteOutput(QLatin1String("========== Remote output ends now. ==========\n"));
-}
-
-MaemoInteractiveSshConnection::Ptr MaemoInteractiveSshConnection::create(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf)
-{
-    return Ptr(new MaemoInteractiveSshConnection(devConf));
-}
-
-MaemoSftpConnection::MaemoSftpConnection(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf)
-    : MaemoSshConnection(devConf, false),
-      sftp(new Ne7SftpSubsystem)
-{
-    if (!ssh->initSftp(*sftp, channel()) || !sftp->setTimeout(devConf.timeout))
-        throw MaemoSshException(tr("Error setting up SFTP subsystem: %1")
-            .arg(lastError()));
-}
-
-MaemoSftpConnection::~MaemoSftpConnection()
-{
-}
-
-class FileManager
-{
-public:
-    FileManager(const QString &filePath)
-        : m_file(fopen(filePath.toLatin1().data(), "rb")) {}
-    ~FileManager() { if (m_file) fclose(m_file); }
-    FILE *file() const { return m_file; }
-private:
-    FILE * const m_file;
-};
-
-void MaemoSftpConnection::transferFiles(const QList<SshDeploySpec> &deploySpecs)
-{
-    for (int i = 0; i < deploySpecs.count() && !stopRequested(); ++i) {
-        const SshDeploySpec &deploySpec = deploySpecs.at(i);
-        const QString &curSrcFile = deploySpec.srcFilePath();
-        FileManager fileMgr(curSrcFile);
-        if (!fileMgr.file())
-            throw MaemoSshException(tr("Could not open file '%1'").arg(curSrcFile));
-        const QString &curTgtFile = deploySpec.tgtFilePath();
-
-        // TODO: Is the mkdir() method recursive? If not, we have to
-        //       introduce a recursive version ourselves.
-        if (deploySpec.mkdir()) {
-            const QString &dir = QFileInfo(curTgtFile).path();
-            sftp->mkdir(dir.toLatin1().data());
-        }
-
-        qDebug("Deploying file %s to %s.", qPrintable(curSrcFile), qPrintable(curTgtFile));
-
-        if (!sftp->put(fileMgr.file(), curTgtFile.toLatin1().data())) {
-            const QString &error = tr("Could not copy local file '%1' "
-                    "to remote file '%2': %3").arg(curSrcFile, curTgtFile)
-                    .arg(lastError());
-            throw MaemoSshException(error);
-        }
-        emit fileCopied(curSrcFile);
-    }
-}
-
-MaemoSftpConnection::Ptr MaemoSftpConnection::create(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf)
-{
-    return Ptr(new MaemoSftpConnection(devConf));
-}
-
-} // namespace Internal
-} // namespace Qt4ProjectManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b46d568092..00000000000
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconnection.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-/****************************************************************************
-**
-** Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
-** All rights reserved.
-** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
-**
-** This file is part of the Qt Creator.
-**
-** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
-** No Commercial Usage
-** This file contains pre-release code and may not be distributed.
-** You may use this file in accordance with the terms and conditions
-** contained in the Technology Preview License Agreement accompanying
-** this package.
-**
-** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
-** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
-** General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software
-** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the
-** packaging of this file.  Please review the following information to
-** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 requirements
-** will be met: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
-**
-** In addition, as a special exception, Nokia gives you certain additional
-** rights.  These rights are described in the Nokia Qt LGPL Exception
-** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
-**
-** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
-** Nokia at qt-info@nokia.com.
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-** $QT_END_LICENSE$
-**
-****************************************************************************/
-
-#ifndef MAEMOSSHCONNECTION_H
-#define MAEMOSSHCONNECTION_H
-
-#include <QtCore/QObject>
-#include <QtCore/QScopedPointer>
-#include <QtCore/QSharedPointer>
-#include <QtCore/QString>
-
-class ne7ssh;
-class Ne7SftpSubsystem;
-
-namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
-namespace Internal {
-
-class MaemoDeviceConfig;
-
-class MaemoSshException
-{
-public:
-    MaemoSshException(const QString &error) : m_error(error) {}
-    const QString &error() const { return m_error; }
-private:
-    const QString m_error;
-};
-
-class MaemoSshConnection : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_DISABLE_COPY(MaemoSshConnection)
-public:
-    typedef QSharedPointer<MaemoSshConnection> Ptr;
-
-    void stop();
-    virtual ~MaemoSshConnection();
-
-protected:
-    MaemoSshConnection(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf, bool shell);
-    int channel() const { return m_channel; }
-    bool stopRequested() const {return m_stopRequested; }
-    const char *lastError();
-
-    QSharedPointer<ne7ssh> ssh;
-private:
-    int m_channel;
-    volatile bool m_stopRequested;
-};
-
-class MaemoInteractiveSshConnection : public MaemoSshConnection
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_DISABLE_COPY(MaemoInteractiveSshConnection)
-public:
-    typedef QSharedPointer<MaemoInteractiveSshConnection> Ptr;
-
-    static Ptr create(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf);
-    void runCommand(const QString &command);
-    virtual ~MaemoInteractiveSshConnection();
-
-signals:
-    void remoteOutput(const QString &output);
-
-private:
-    MaemoInteractiveSshConnection(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf);
-
-    char m_prompt[3];
-};
-
-
-class SshDeploySpec
-{
-public:
-    SshDeploySpec(const QString &srcFilePath, const QString &tgtFilePath,
-                  bool mkdir = false)
-        : m_srcFilePath(srcFilePath), m_tgtFilePath(tgtFilePath), m_mkdir(mkdir)
-    {
-    }
-
-    QString srcFilePath() const { return m_srcFilePath; }
-    QString tgtFilePath() const { return m_tgtFilePath; }
-    bool mkdir() const { return m_mkdir; }
-
-private:
-    QString m_srcFilePath;
-    QString m_tgtFilePath;
-    bool m_mkdir;
-};
-
-class MaemoSftpConnection : public MaemoSshConnection
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-    Q_DISABLE_COPY(MaemoSftpConnection)
-public:
-    typedef QSharedPointer<MaemoSftpConnection> Ptr;
-
-    static Ptr create(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf);
-    void transferFiles(const QList<SshDeploySpec> &deploySpecs);
-    virtual ~MaemoSftpConnection();
-
-signals:
-    void fileCopied(const QString &filePath);
-
-private:
-    MaemoSftpConnection(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf);
-
-    QScopedPointer<Ne7SftpSubsystem> sftp;
-};
-
-} // namespace Internal
-} // namespace Qt4ProjectManager
-
-#endif // MAEMOSSHCONNECTION_H
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshthread.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshthread.cpp
index beaed3f0443..3d2b8a09a12 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshthread.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshthread.cpp
@@ -41,86 +41,164 @@
 
 #include "maemosshthread.h"
 
-#include <exception>
-
 namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
-MaemoSshThread::MaemoSshThread(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf)
-    : m_stopRequested(false), m_devConf(devConf)
+template <class SshConnection> MaemoSshThread<SshConnection>::MaemoSshThread(const Core::SshServerInfo &server)
+    : m_server(server), m_stopRequested(false)
 {
 }
 
-MaemoSshThread::~MaemoSshThread()
+template <class SshConnection> MaemoSshThread<SshConnection>::~MaemoSshThread()
 {
     stop();
     wait();
 }
 
-void MaemoSshThread::run()
+template <class SshConnection> void MaemoSshThread<SshConnection>::run()
 {
-    try {
-        if (!m_stopRequested)
-            runInternal();
-    } catch (const MaemoSshException &e) {
-        m_error = e.error();
-    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
-        // Should in theory not be necessary, but Net7 leaks Botan exceptions.
-        m_error = tr("Error in cryptography backend: %1").arg(QLatin1String(e.what()));
-    }
+    if (m_stopRequested)
+        return;
+
+    if (!runInternal())
+        m_error = m_connection->error();
 }
 
-void MaemoSshThread::stop()
+template<class SshConnection> void MaemoSshThread<SshConnection>::stop()
 {
     m_mutex.lock();
     m_stopRequested = true;
+    m_waitCond.wakeAll();
     const bool hasConnection = !m_connection.isNull();
-    m_mutex.unlock();
     if (hasConnection)
-        m_connection->stop();
+        m_connection->quit();
+    m_mutex.unlock();
 }
 
-template <class Conn> typename Conn::Ptr MaemoSshThread::createConnection()
+template<class SshConnection> void MaemoSshThread<SshConnection>::waitForStop()
 {
-    typename Conn::Ptr connection = Conn::create(m_devConf);
+    m_mutex.lock();
+    while (!stopRequested())
+        m_waitCond.wait(&m_mutex);
+    m_mutex.unlock();
+}
+
+template<class SshConnection> void MaemoSshThread<SshConnection>::createConnection()
+{
+    typename SshConnection::Ptr connection = SshConnection::create(m_server);
     m_mutex.lock();
     m_connection = connection;
     m_mutex.unlock();
-    return connection;
 }
 
-MaemoSshRunner::MaemoSshRunner(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf,
+MaemoSshRunner::MaemoSshRunner(const Core::SshServerInfo &server,
                                const QString &command)
-    : MaemoSshThread(devConf), m_command(command)
+    : MaemoSshThread<Core::InteractiveSshConnection>(server),
+      m_command(command)
 {
+    m_prompt = server.uname == QLatin1String("root") ? "#" : "$";
 }
 
-void MaemoSshRunner::runInternal()
+bool MaemoSshRunner::runInternal()
 {
-    MaemoInteractiveSshConnection::Ptr connection
-        = createConnection<MaemoInteractiveSshConnection>();
+    createConnection();
+    connect(m_connection.data(), SIGNAL(remoteOutput(QByteArray)),
+            this, SLOT(handleRemoteOutput(QByteArray)));
+    m_endMarkerCount = 0;
+    m_promptEncountered = false;
+    if (!m_connection->start())
+        return false;
     if (stopRequested())
+        return true;
+
+    waitForStop();
+    return !m_connection->hasError();
+}
+
+void MaemoSshRunner::handleRemoteOutput(const QByteArray &output)
+{
+    // Wait for a prompt before sending the command.
+    if (!m_promptEncountered) {
+        if (output.indexOf(m_prompt) != -1) {
+            m_promptEncountered = true;
+
+            /*
+             * We don't have access to the remote process management, so we
+             * try to track the lifetime of the process by adding a second command
+             * that prints a rare character. When it occurs for the second time (the
+             * first one is the echo from the remote terminal), we assume the
+             * process has finished. If anyone actually prints this special character
+             * in their application, they are out of luck.
+             */
+            const QString finalCommand = m_command + QLatin1String(";echo ")
+                + QString::fromUtf8(EndMarker) + QLatin1Char('\n');
+            if (!m_connection->sendInput(finalCommand.toUtf8()))
+                stop();
+        }
         return;
-    connect(connection.data(), SIGNAL(remoteOutput(QString)),
-            this, SIGNAL(remoteOutput(QString)));
-    connection->runCommand(m_command);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * The output the user should see is everything after the first
+     * and before the last occurrence of our marker string.
+     * Note: We don't currently handle the case of an incomplete unicode
+     *       character being sent.
+     */
+    int firstCharToEmit;
+    int charsToEmitCount;
+    const int endMarkerPos = output.indexOf(EndMarker);
+    if (endMarkerPos != -1) {
+        if (m_endMarkerCount++ == 0) {
+            firstCharToEmit = endMarkerPos + EndMarker.count() + 1;
+            int endMarkerPos2
+                    = output.indexOf(EndMarker, firstCharToEmit);
+            if (endMarkerPos2 != -1) {
+                ++ m_endMarkerCount;
+                charsToEmitCount = endMarkerPos2 - firstCharToEmit;
+            } else {
+                charsToEmitCount = -1;
+            }
+        } else {
+            firstCharToEmit = 0;
+            charsToEmitCount = endMarkerPos;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (m_endMarkerCount == 0) {
+            charsToEmitCount = 0;
+        } else {
+            firstCharToEmit = 0;
+            charsToEmitCount = -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (charsToEmitCount != 0)
+        emit remoteOutput(QString::fromUtf8(output.data() + firstCharToEmit,
+                                            charsToEmitCount));
+    if (m_endMarkerCount == 2)
+        stop();
 }
 
-MaemoSshDeployer::MaemoSshDeployer(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf,
-                                   const QList<SshDeploySpec> &deploySpecs)
-    : MaemoSshThread(devConf), m_deploySpecs(deploySpecs)
+const QByteArray MaemoSshRunner::EndMarker(QString(QChar(0x13a0)).toUtf8());
+
+
+MaemoSshDeployer::MaemoSshDeployer(const Core::SshServerInfo &server,
+    const QList<Core::SftpTransferInfo> &deploySpecs)
+    : MaemoSshThread<Core::SftpConnection>(server),
+      m_deploySpecs(deploySpecs)
 {
 }
 
-void MaemoSshDeployer::runInternal()
+bool MaemoSshDeployer::runInternal()
 {
-    MaemoSftpConnection::Ptr connection
-        = createConnection<MaemoSftpConnection>();
+    createConnection();
+    if (!m_connection->start())
+        return false;
     if (stopRequested())
-        return;
-    connect(connection.data(), SIGNAL(fileCopied(QString)),
+        return true;
+
+    connect(m_connection.data(), SIGNAL(fileCopied(QString)),
             this, SIGNAL(fileCopied(QString)));
-    connection->transferFiles(m_deploySpecs);
+    return m_connection->transferFiles(m_deploySpecs);
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshthread.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshthread.h
index 80bd2f90a78..ce7358e91f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshthread.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshthread.h
@@ -43,18 +43,20 @@
 #define MAEMOSSHTHREAD_H
 
 #include "maemodeviceconfigurations.h"
-#include "maemosshconnection.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h>
+
+#include <QtCore/QByteArray>
 #include <QtCore/QList>
 #include <QtCore/QMutex>
 #include <QtCore/QThread>
+#include <QtCore/QWaitCondition>
 
 namespace Qt4ProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
-class MaemoSshThread : public QThread
+template<class SshConnection> class MaemoSshThread : public QThread
 {
-    Q_OBJECT
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(MaemoSshThread)
 public:
     QString error() const { return m_error; }
@@ -64,53 +66,62 @@ public:
     ~MaemoSshThread();
 
 protected:
-    MaemoSshThread(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf);
-    template <class Conn> typename Conn::Ptr createConnection();
+    MaemoSshThread(const Core::SshServerInfo &server);
+    void createConnection();
     bool stopRequested() const { return m_stopRequested; }
+    void waitForStop();
+
+    typename SshConnection::Ptr m_connection;
 
 private:
-    virtual void runInternal() = 0;
+    virtual bool runInternal() = 0;
 
+    const Core::SshServerInfo m_server;
     bool m_stopRequested;
     QString m_error;
     QMutex m_mutex;
-    const MaemoDeviceConfig m_devConf;
-    MaemoSshConnection::Ptr m_connection;
+    QWaitCondition m_waitCond;
 };
 
 
-class MaemoSshRunner : public MaemoSshThread
+class MaemoSshRunner : public MaemoSshThread<Core::InteractiveSshConnection>
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(MaemoSshRunner)
 public:
-    MaemoSshRunner(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf, const QString &command);
+    MaemoSshRunner(const Core::SshServerInfo &server, const QString &command);
 
 signals:
     void remoteOutput(const QString &output);
 
 private:
-    virtual void runInternal();
+    virtual bool runInternal();
+    Q_SLOT void handleRemoteOutput(const QByteArray &output);
+
+    static const QByteArray EndMarker;
 
     const QString m_command;
+    const char *m_prompt;
+    int m_endMarkerCount;
+    bool m_promptEncountered;
 };
 
 
-class MaemoSshDeployer : public MaemoSshThread
+class MaemoSshDeployer : public MaemoSshThread<Core::SftpConnection>
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(MaemoSshDeployer)
 public:
-    MaemoSshDeployer(const MaemoDeviceConfig &devConf,
-                     const QList<SshDeploySpec> &deploySpecs);
+    MaemoSshDeployer(const Core::SshServerInfo &server,
+                     const QList<Core::SftpTransferInfo> &deploySpecs);
 
 signals:
     void fileCopied(const QString &filePath);
 
 private:
-    virtual void runInternal();
+    virtual bool runInternal();
 
-    const QList<SshDeploySpec> m_deploySpecs;
+    const QList<Core::SftpTransferInfo> m_deploySpecs;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/qt-maemo.pri b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/qt-maemo.pri
index a970764cfc2..95501f184d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/qt-maemo.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/qt-maemo.pri
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../../../libs/3rdparty/botan/build
-INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../../../libs/3rdparty/net7ssh/src
-LIBS += -l$$qtLibraryTarget(Net7ssh) -l$$qtLibraryTarget(Botan)
-
 HEADERS += \
     $$PWD/maemoconfigtestdialog.h \
     $$PWD/maemoconstants.h \
@@ -14,12 +10,10 @@ HEADERS += \
     $$PWD/maemosettingspage.h \
     $$PWD/maemosettingswidget.h \
     $$PWD/maemosshconfigdialog.h \
-    $$PWD/maemosshconnection.h \
     $$PWD/maemosshthread.h \
     $$PWD/maemotoolchain.h \
     $$PWD/maemopackagecreationstep.h \
     $$PWD/maemopackagecreationfactory.h \
-    $$PWD/ne7sshobject.h \
     $$PWD/maemopackagecreationwidget.h \
     $$PWD/maemopackagecontents.h
 
@@ -34,12 +28,10 @@ SOURCES += \
     $$PWD/maemosettingspage.cpp \
     $$PWD/maemosettingswidget.cpp \
     $$PWD/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp \
-    $$PWD/maemosshconnection.cpp \
     $$PWD/maemosshthread.cpp \
     $$PWD/maemotoolchain.cpp \
     $$PWD/maemopackagecreationstep.cpp \
     $$PWD/maemopackagecreationfactory.cpp \
-    $$PWD/ne7sshobject.cpp \
     $$PWD/maemopackagecreationwidget.cpp \
     $$PWD/maemopackagecontents.cpp