diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 752a9cb..7b0b285 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ Options are an object with following properties:
 * `bastionHost` (optional): You can specify a bastion host if you want
 * `passphrase` (optional): You can specify the passphrase when you have an encrypted private key. If you don't specify the passphrase and you use an encrypted private key, you get prompted in the command line.
 * `noReadline` (optional): Don't prompt for private key passphrases using readline (eg if this is not run in an interactive session)
+* `tryKeyboardInteractive` (optional): Try keyboard-interactive user authentication if primary authentication method fails, and prompts provided by SSH server (defaults to `false`)
+
 
 #### `connection.executeCommand(command: string): Promise<void>`
 
diff --git a/src/Connection.ts b/src/Connection.ts
index fc7bbb2..7aaf5e0 100644
--- a/src/Connection.ts
+++ b/src/Connection.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ interface Options {
   endHost: string
   agentSocket?: string,
   skipAutoPrivateKey?: boolean
-  noReadline?: boolean
+  noReadline?: boolean,
+  tryKeyboardInteractive?:boolean
 }
 
 interface ForwardingOptions {
@@ -59,15 +60,18 @@ class SSHConnection {
       this.options.endPort = 22
     }
     if (!options.privateKey && !options.agentForward && !options.skipAutoPrivateKey) {
-      const defaultFilePath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.ssh', 'id_rsa' )
+      const defaultFilePath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.ssh', 'id_rsa')
       if (fs.existsSync(defaultFilePath)) {
         this.options.privateKey = fs.readFileSync(defaultFilePath)
       }
     }
+    if (!options.tryKeyboardInteractive) {
+      this.options.tryKeyboardInteractive = false
+    }
   }
 
   public async shutdown() {
-    this.debug("Shutdown connections")
+    this.debug('Shutdown connections')
     for (const connection of this.connections) {
       connection.removeAllListeners()
       connection.end()
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ class SSHConnection {
 
   public async tty() {
     const connection = await this.establish()
-    this.debug("Opening tty")
+    this.debug('Opening tty')
     await this.shell(connection)
   }
 
@@ -153,7 +157,8 @@ class SSHConnection {
         port: this.options.endPort,
         username: this.options.username,
         password: this.options.password,
-        privateKey: this.options.privateKey
+        privateKey: this.options.privateKey,
+        tryKeyboard: this.options.tryKeyboardInteractive
       }
       if (this.options.agentForward) {
         options['agentForward'] = true
@@ -181,7 +186,7 @@ class SSHConnection {
       // in fact they always contain a `encryption` header, so we can't do a simple check
       options['passphrase'] = this.options.passphrase
       const looksEncrypted: boolean = this.options.privateKey ? this.options.privateKey.toString().toLowerCase().includes('encrypted') : false
-      if (looksEncrypted && !options['passphrase'] && !this.options.noReadline ) {
+      if (looksEncrypted && !options['passphrase'] && !this.options.noReadline) {
         options['passphrase'] = await this.getPassphrase()
       }
       connection.on('ready', () => {
@@ -192,13 +197,17 @@ class SSHConnection {
       connection.on('error', (error) => {
         reject(error)
       })
+
+      connection.on('keyboard-interactive', (_name:string, _instructions:string, _instructionsLang:string, prompts:{prompt:string}[], finish):void => {
+        this.presentAllPrompts(prompts, finish)
+      })
+
       try {
         connection.connect(options)
       } catch (error) {
         reject(error)
       }
 
-
     })
   }
 
@@ -214,6 +223,38 @@ class SSHConnection {
     })
   }
 
+  private presentAllPrompts(prompts:{prompt:string}[], finish) {
+    // prompt answers collected so far
+    const promptAnswers:string[] = []
+    const rl = readline.createInterface({
+      input: process.stdin,
+      output: process.stdout
+    })
+    // when readline closed, we are finished with prompts
+    rl.on('close', () => {
+      // send back prompt answers
+      finish(promptAnswers)
+    })
+    // function to present prompt at index specified
+    const presentPrompt = (prompts, promptIndex):void => {
+      rl.question(prompts[promptIndex].prompt, (answer:string) => {
+        // add answer to prompt array
+        promptAnswers.push(answer)
+        const nextPromptNum = promptIndex + 1
+        // if no next prompt, close read line
+        if (nextPromptNum >= prompts.length) {
+          rl.close()
+        } else {
+          presentPrompt(prompts, nextPromptNum)
+        }
+      })
+    }
+    // if there are prompts, present prompt at index 0
+    if (prompts.length > 0) {
+      presentPrompt(prompts, 0)
+    }
+  }
+
   async forward(options: ForwardingOptions) {
     const connection = await this.establish()
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {