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    In essence: Host is the string the user gives as input on the CLI when invoking SSH; HostName is the string that the SSH client will output over the network when attempting to connect to the server.
    – user11574
    Commented May 26, 2018 at 1:39
  • No, ssh does not send any hostname to the server. Why would it? stackoverflow.com/q/52455205/1151724
    – goldilocks
    Commented Apr 30, 2023 at 14:06