diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryService.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryService.scala
index efc2e78..33bff37 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryService.scala
@@ -417,9 +417,7 @@
   def httpUrl(owner: String, name: String)(implicit context: Context): String = s"${context.baseUrl}/git/${owner}/${name}.git"
   def sshUrl(owner: String, name: String)(implicit context: Context): Option[String] =
     if(context.settings.ssh){
-      context.loginAccount.flatMap { loginAccount =>
-        context.settings.sshAddress.map { x => s"ssh://${loginAccount.userName}@${x.host}:${x.port}/${owner}/${name}.git" }
-      }
+      context.settings.sshAddress.map { x => s"ssh://${x.genericUser}@${x.host}:${x.port}/${owner}/${name}.git" }
     } else None
   def openRepoUrl(openUrl: String)(implicit context: Context): String = s"github-${context.platform}://openRepo/${openUrl}"
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SshKeyService.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SshKeyService.scala
index 4113d2c..fb317e9 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SshKeyService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SshKeyService.scala
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   def getPublicKeys(userName: String)(implicit s: Session): List[SshKey] =
     SshKeys.filter(_.userName === userName.bind).sortBy(_.sshKeyId).list
 
+  def getAllKeys()(implicit s: Session): List[SshKey] =
+  	SshKeys.list
+
   def deletePublicKey(userName: String, sshKeyId: Int)(implicit s: Session): Unit =
     SshKeys filter (_.byPrimaryKey(userName, sshKeyId)) delete
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SystemSettingsService.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SystemSettingsService.scala
index b1f0f5c..668eb9a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SystemSettingsService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/SystemSettingsService.scala
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@
       for {
         host <- sshHost if ssh
       }
-      yield SshAddress(host, sshPort.getOrElse(DefaultSshPort))
+      yield SshAddress(
+        host,
+        sshPort.getOrElse(DefaultSshPort),
+        "git"
+      )
   }
 
   case class Ldap(
@@ -169,7 +173,8 @@
 
   case class SshAddress(
     host:String,
-    port:Int)
+    port:Int,
+    genericUser:String)
 
   val DefaultSshPort = 29418
   val DefaultSmtpPort = 25
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/GitCommand.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/GitCommand.scala
index eb12001..b4a76f7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/GitCommand.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/GitCommand.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 import gitbucket.core.service.{RepositoryService, AccountService, SystemSettingsService}
 import gitbucket.core.servlet.{Database, CommitLogHook}
 import gitbucket.core.util.{Directory, ControlUtil}
-import org.apache.sshd.server.{CommandFactory, Environment, ExitCallback, Command}
+import org.apache.sshd.server.{CommandFactory, Environment, ExitCallback, Command, SessionAware}
+import org.apache.sshd.server.session.ServerSession
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import java.io.{File, InputStream, OutputStream}
 import ControlUtil._
@@ -20,37 +21,44 @@
   val SimpleCommandRegex  = """\Agit-(upload|receive)-pack '/(.+\.git)'\Z""".r
 }
 
-abstract class GitCommand() extends Command {
+abstract class GitCommand extends Command with SessionAware {
 
   private val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(classOf[GitCommand])
   @volatile protected var err: OutputStream = null
   @volatile protected var in: InputStream = null
   @volatile protected var out: OutputStream = null
   @volatile protected var callback: ExitCallback = null
+  @volatile private var authUser:Option[String] = None
 
-  protected def runTask(user: String)(implicit session: Session): Unit
+  protected def runTask(authUser: String)(implicit session: Session): Unit
 
-  private def newTask(user: String): Runnable = new Runnable {
+  private def newTask(): Runnable = new Runnable {
     override def run(): Unit = {
-      Database() withSession { implicit session =>
-        try {
-          runTask(user)
-          callback.onExit(0)
-        } catch {
-          case e: RepositoryNotFoundException =>
-            logger.info(e.getMessage)
-            callback.onExit(1, "Repository Not Found")
-          case e: Throwable =>
-            logger.error(e.getMessage, e)
-            callback.onExit(1)
-        }
+      authUser match {
+        case Some(authUser) =>
+          Database() withSession { implicit session =>
+            try {
+              runTask(authUser)
+              callback.onExit(0)
+            } catch {
+              case e: RepositoryNotFoundException =>
+                logger.info(e.getMessage)
+                callback.onExit(1, "Repository Not Found")
+              case e: Throwable =>
+                logger.error(e.getMessage, e)
+                callback.onExit(1)
+            }
+          }
+        case None =>
+          val message = "User not authenticated"
+          logger.error(message)
+          callback.onExit(1, message)
       }
     }
   }
 
-  override def start(env: Environment): Unit = {
-    val user = env.getEnv.get("USER")
-    val thread = new Thread(newTask(user))
+  final override def start(env: Environment): Unit = {
+    val thread = new Thread(newTask())
     thread.start()
   }
 
@@ -72,6 +80,10 @@
     this.in = in
   }
 
+  override def setSession(serverSession:ServerSession) {
+  	this.authUser = PublicKeyAuthenticator.getUserName(serverSession)
+  }
+
 }
 
 abstract class DefaultGitCommand(val owner: String, val repoName: String) extends GitCommand {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/NoShell.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/NoShell.scala
index 6f2f42d..47347fc 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/NoShell.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/NoShell.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     private var callback: ExitCallback = null
 
     override def start(env: Environment): Unit = {
-      val user = env.getEnv.get("USER")
       val message =
         """
           | Welcome to
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@
           | Please use:
           |
           | git clone ssh://%s@%s:%d/OWNER/REPOSITORY_NAME.git
-        """.stripMargin.format(user, sshAddress.host, sshAddress.port).replace("\n", "\r\n") + "\r\n"
+        """.stripMargin.format(sshAddress.genericUser, sshAddress.host, sshAddress.port).replace("\n", "\r\n") + "\r\n"
       err.write(Constants.encode(message))
       err.flush()
       in.close()
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/PublicKeyAuthenticator.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/PublicKeyAuthenticator.scala
index 7d9eb23..507a8ee 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/PublicKeyAuthenticator.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/PublicKeyAuthenticator.scala
@@ -2,22 +2,76 @@
 
 import java.security.PublicKey
 
+import gitbucket.core.model.SshKey
 import gitbucket.core.service.SshKeyService
 import gitbucket.core.servlet.Database
 import org.apache.sshd.server.auth.pubkey.PublickeyAuthenticator
 import org.apache.sshd.server.session.ServerSession
+import org.apache.sshd.common.session.Session
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 
-class PublicKeyAuthenticator extends PublickeyAuthenticator with SshKeyService {
+object PublicKeyAuthenticator {
+  // put in the ServerSession here to be read by GitCommand later
+  private val userNameSessionKey = new Session.AttributeKey[String]
 
-  override def authenticate(username: String, key: PublicKey, session: ServerSession): Boolean = {
-    Database() withSession { implicit session =>
-      getPublicKeys(username).exists { sshKey =>
-        SshUtil.str2PublicKey(sshKey.publicKey) match {
-          case Some(publicKey) => key.equals(publicKey)
-          case _ => false
-        }
-      }
+  def putUserName(serverSession:ServerSession, userName:String):Unit =
+    serverSession.setAttribute(userNameSessionKey, userName)
+
+  def getUserName(serverSession:ServerSession):Option[String] =
+    Option(serverSession.getAttribute(userNameSessionKey))
+}
+
+class PublicKeyAuthenticator(genericUser:String) extends PublickeyAuthenticator with SshKeyService {
+  private val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(classOf[PublicKeyAuthenticator])
+
+  override def authenticate(username: String, key: PublicKey, session: ServerSession): Boolean =
+    if (username == genericUser) authenticateGenericUser(username, key, session, genericUser)
+    else                         authenticateLoginUser(username, key, session)
+
+  private def authenticateLoginUser(username: String, key: PublicKey, session: ServerSession): Boolean = {
+    val authenticated =
+      Database()
+      .withSession { implicit dbSession => getPublicKeys(username) }
+      .map(_.publicKey)
+      .flatMap(SshUtil.str2PublicKey)
+      .contains(key)
+    if (authenticated) {
+      logger.info(s"authentication as ssh user ${username} succeeded")
+      PublicKeyAuthenticator.putUserName(session, username)
     }
+    else {
+      logger.info(s"authentication as ssh user ${username} failed")
+    }
+    authenticated
   }
 
+  private def authenticateGenericUser(username: String, key: PublicKey, session: ServerSession, genericUser:String): Boolean = {
+    // find all users having the key we got from ssh
+    val possibleUserNames =
+      Database()
+      .withSession { implicit dbSession => getAllKeys() }
+      .filter { sshKey =>
+        Option(sshKey.publicKey)
+        .filter(_.trim.nonEmpty)
+        .flatMap(SshUtil.str2PublicKey)
+        .exists(_ == key)
+      }
+      .map(_.userName)
+      .distinct
+    // determine the user - if different accounts share the same key, tough luck
+    val uniqueUserName =
+      possibleUserNames match {
+        case List()     =>
+          logger.info(s"authentication as generic user ${genericUser} failed, public key not found")
+          None
+        case List(name) =>
+          logger.info(s"authentication as generic user ${genericUser} succeeded, identified ${name}")
+          Some(name)
+        case _          =>
+          logger.info(s"authentication as generic user ${genericUser} failed, public key is ambiguous")
+          None
+      }
+    uniqueUserName.foreach(PublicKeyAuthenticator.putUserName(session, _))
+    uniqueUserName.isDefined
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/SshServerListener.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/SshServerListener.scala
index 8795e40..6d3c123 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/SshServerListener.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/ssh/SshServerListener.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     provider.setAlgorithm("RSA")
     provider.setOverwriteAllowed(false)
     server.setKeyPairProvider(provider)
-    server.setPublickeyAuthenticator(new PublicKeyAuthenticator)
+    server.setPublickeyAuthenticator(new PublicKeyAuthenticator(sshAddress.genericUser))
     server.setCommandFactory(new GitCommandFactory(baseUrl))
     server.setShellFactory(new NoShell(sshAddress))
   }