diff --git a/check_curl.sh b/check_curl.sh
index 8ff35ee..b43b61a 100755
--- a/check_curl.sh
+++ b/check_curl.sh
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ fi
 
 
 RESPONSE_TIME_MS=$(echo "$RESPONSE_TIME * 1000" | bc | xargs printf "%0.0f\n")
-perfdata="response_time=${RESPONSE_TIME_MS}ms;$WARN_TIME;$CRIT_TIME;0;;"
+perfdata="response_time=${RESPONSE_TIME_MS}ms;${WARN_TIME};${CRIT_TIME};0;;"
 
 # Check response time
 if [ $(echo "$RESPONSE_TIME_MS > $CRIT_TIME" | bc) -eq 1 ]; then
diff --git a/check_ssh.sh b/check_ssh.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..374cdb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_ssh.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Default values
+HOST=""
+PORT=22
+PASSWORD=""
+SSH_KEY=""
+USERNAME=""
+TIMEOUT=10
+WARNING=3
+CRITICAL=5
+MODE="auth"
+
+# Usage instructions
+usage() {
+  echo "Usage: $0 -H <host> -u <username> [-p <password> | -k <ssh_key>] [-P <port>] [-t <timeout>] [-w <warning>] [-c <critical>] [-m <mode>]"
+  echo
+  echo "  -H <host>       : SSH server hostname or IP address"
+  echo "  -u <username>   : SSH username"
+  echo "  -p <password>   : SSH password (optional if using SSH key)"
+  echo "  -k <ssh_key>    : Path to SSH private key (optional. \$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa is used by default)"
+  echo "  -P <port>       : SSH port (default: 22)"
+  echo "  -t <timeout>    : Connection timeout in seconds (default: 10)"
+  echo "  -w <warning>    : Warning threshold for connection time in seconds (default: 3)"
+  echo "  -c <critical>   : Critical threshold for connection time in seconds (default: 5)"
+  echo "  -m <mode>       : Mode for testing ('auth' or 'conn', default: 'auth'. If one mode fails, try the other)"
+  echo
+  exit 3
+}
+
+# Parse arguments
+while getopts "H:P:p:k:u:t:w:c:m:" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    H) HOST="$OPTARG" ;;
+    P) PORT="$OPTARG" ;;
+    p) PASSWORD="$OPTARG" ;;
+    k) SSH_KEY="$OPTARG" ;;
+    u) USERNAME="$OPTARG" ;;
+    t) TIMEOUT="$OPTARG" ;;
+    w) WARNING="$OPTARG" ;;
+    c) CRITICAL="$OPTARG" ;;
+    m) MODE="$OPTARG" ;;
+    *) usage ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Check if required arguments are provided
+if [ -z "$HOST" ] || [ -z "$USERNAME" ]; then
+  usage
+fi
+
+# Use default SSH key if not specified
+if [ -z "$SSH_KEY" ]; then
+  SSH_KEY="$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa"
+fi
+
+# Check connection
+START_TIME=$(date +%s%N)
+if [ -z "$PASSWORD" ]; then
+  if [ "$MODE" == "auth" ]; then
+    OUTPUT=$(ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=$TIMEOUT -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o BatchMode=yes -i $SSH_KEY -p $PORT $USERNAME@$HOST "echo success" 2>&1); rc=$?
+  else
+    OUTPUT=$(ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=$TIMEOUT -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o BatchMode=yes -o ProxyCommand="nc -w $TIMEOUT %h %p" -i $SSH_KEY -p $PORT $USERNAME@$HOST 2>&1); rc=$?
+  fi
+else
+  if [ "$MODE" == "auth" ]; then
+    OUTPUT=$(sshpass -p "$PASSWORD" ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=$TIMEOUT -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o BatchMode=yes -p $PORT $USERNAME@$HOST "echo success" 2>&1); rc=$?
+  else
+    OUTPUT=$(sshpass -p "$PASSWORD" ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=$TIMEOUT -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o BatchMode=yes -o ProxyCommand="nc -w $TIMEOUT %h %p" -p $PORT $USERNAME@$HOST 2>&1); rc=$?
+  fi
+fi
+END_TIME=$(date +%s%N)
+ELAPSED_TIME=$(echo "scale=3; ($END_TIME - $START_TIME) / 1000000000" | bc)
+ELAPSED_TIME_MS=$(echo "scale=0; ($END_TIME - $START_TIME) / 1000000" | bc)
+
+# Check result
+perfdata="response_time=${ELAPSED_TIME_MS}ms;${WARNING};${CRITICAL};0;;"
+if [[ $MODE == "auth" && $OUTPUT == "success" ]] || [[ $MODE == "conn" && $rc -eq 0 ]]; then
+  if (( $(echo "$ELAPSED_TIME > $CRITICAL" | bc -l) )); then
+    echo "CRITICAL - connected to $HOST in $ELAPSED_TIME seconds | $perfdata"
+    exit 2
+  elif (( $(echo "$ELAPSED_TIME > $WARNING" | bc -l) )); then
+    echo "WARNING - connected to $HOST in $ELAPSED_TIME seconds | $perfdata"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo "OK - connected to $HOST in $ELAPSED_TIME seconds | $perfdata"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+else
+  echo -e "CRITICAL - failed to connect to $HOST. Return code was $rc\n$OUTPUT"
+  exit 2
+fi