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author | Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> | 1999-10-28 15:46:27 +1000 |
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committer | Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> | 1999-10-28 15:46:27 +1000 |
commit | 29b5a590f2835129efbfa8769dcb8adf071b9b87 (patch) | |
tree | 149e0dc57482a007a4462552c39377445979fda9 | |
parent | 01ab4a25c84cdfba15c1c781ef93d24285d76eb5 (diff) |
Doc updates
-rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | README.openssh | 49 |
2 files changed, 31 insertions, 22 deletions
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ | |||
9 | - Fixed autoconf script to detect PAM on RH6.1 | 9 | - Fixed autoconf script to detect PAM on RH6.1 |
10 | - Added tests for libpwdb, and OpenBSD functions to autoconf | 10 | - Added tests for libpwdb, and OpenBSD functions to autoconf |
11 | - Released 1.2pre4 | 11 | - Released 1.2pre4 |
12 | |||
13 | - Imported latest OpenBSD CVS code | ||
14 | - Updated README.openssh | ||
15 | |||
12 | 19991027 | 16 | 19991027 |
13 | - Adapted PAM patch. | 17 | - Adapted PAM patch. |
14 | - Released 1.0pre2 | 18 | - Released 1.0pre2 |
diff --git a/README.openssh b/README.openssh index b5c9b5d99..c0d817aba 100644 --- a/README.openssh +++ b/README.openssh | |||
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@ | |||
1 | This is a Linux port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH. | 1 | This is a Linux port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH. |
2 | 2 | ||
3 | OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with all | 3 | OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with |
4 | patent-encumbered algorithms removed, all known security bugs fixed, new | 4 | all patent-encumbered algorithms removed, all known security bugs |
5 | features reintroduced and many other clean-ups. | 5 | fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups. |
6 | 6 | ||
7 | This Linux port basically consists of a few fixes to deal with the way that | 7 | This Linux port basically consists of a few fixes to deal with the way |
8 | OpenSSL is usually installed on Linux systems, a few replacements for | 8 | that OpenSSL is usually installed on Linux systems, a few replacements |
9 | OpenBSD library functions and the introduction of partial PAM support. | 9 | for OpenBSD library functions and the introduction of partial PAM |
10 | 10 | support. | |
11 | The PAM support is less than optimal - it is only used when password | 11 | |
12 | authentication is requested, so things like pam_limits will not apply if a | 12 | The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of |
13 | user authenticates with a RSA key. OTOH this is exactly the level of support | 13 | commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for |
14 | that the popular Linux SSH packages have. Perhaps a PAM hacker can rectify | 14 | all logins, not just when using password authentication. This code is |
15 | this? | 15 | very new and needs further testing. I have also added basic libpwdb |
16 | 16 | support (detected by autoconf). | |
17 | All new code is released under a XFree style license, which is very liberal. | 17 | |
18 | This code is released with no warranties of any kind, neither I nor my | 18 | All new code is released under a XFree style license, which is very |
19 | employer (Internet Business Solutions) will take any responsibility for | 19 | liberal. This code is released with no warranties of any kind, |
20 | any loss, damage or liability arising from the use or abuse of this software. | 20 | neither I nor my employer (Internet Business Solutions) will take any |
21 | 21 | responsibility for any loss, damage or liability arising from the use | |
22 | OpenSSH depends on Zlib, OpenSSL and PAM. Use the Makefile.GNU to build it. | 22 | or abuse of this software. |
23 | |||
24 | OpenSSH depends on Zlib, OpenSSL and PAM and optionally libpwdb. It now | ||
25 | uses autoconf to build thanks to Dan Brosemer <odin@linuxfreak.com> | ||
23 | 26 | ||
24 | Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au> | 27 | Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au> |
25 | Internet Business Solutions | 28 | Internet Business Solutions |
@@ -29,12 +32,14 @@ Credits - | |||
29 | 32 | ||
30 | The OpenBSD team | 33 | The OpenBSD team |
31 | 'jonchen' - the original author of PAM support of SSH | 34 | 'jonchen' - the original author of PAM support of SSH |
35 | Dan Brosemer <odin@linuxfreak.com> - Autoconf and build fixes | ||
32 | 36 | ||
33 | Miscellania - | 37 | Miscellania - |
34 | 38 | ||
35 | This version of SSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD CVS | 39 | This version of SSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD CVS |
36 | repository on 1999-10-26 patched by Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au>, which | 40 | repository on 1999-10-26 patched by Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au>, |
37 | in turn was based on the last free version of SSH released by Tatu Ylonen. | 41 | which in turn was based on the last free version of SSH released by |
42 | Tatu Ylonen. | ||
38 | 43 | ||
39 | Code in helper.[ch] is Copyright 1999 Internet Business Solutions and | 44 | Code in helper.[ch] is Copyright 1999 Internet Business Solutions and |
40 | is released under a X11-style license (see source file for details). | 45 | is released under a X11-style license (see source file for details). |