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authorDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>2000-05-09 15:03:37 +1000
committerDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>2000-05-09 15:03:37 +1000
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3[ Thanks to HARUYAMA Seigo <haruyama@nt.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp> 3[ Thanks to HARUYAMA Seigo <haruyama@nt.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
4 4
5******* IMPORTANT 5******* IMPORTANT
6* On systmes which lack a /dev/random driver, this port of 6* On systmes which lack a /dev/random driver, version of this port
7* OpenSSH-1.2.2 was not correctly seeding OpenSSL's random number 7* prior to 1.2.2 were not correctly seeding OpenSSL's random number
8* pool. This resulted in lower quality RSA keys being generated. If 8* pool. This resulted in lower quality RSA keys being generated. If
9* you generated host or user keys with v1.2.2, please generate new 9* you generated host or user keys with v1.2.2 or previous versions,
10* ones using a more recent version. 10* please generate new ones using a more recent version.
11 11
12This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH to Linux and other 12This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH to Linux and other
13Unices. 13Unices.
@@ -21,20 +21,17 @@ Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt, and Dug Song. It has a
21homepage at http://www.openssh.com/ 21homepage at http://www.openssh.com/
22 22
23This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM 23This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM
24support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support, SOCKS support (using 24support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support and replacements for
25the Dante [6] libraries and replacements for OpenBSD library functions 25OpenBSD library functions that are (regrettably) absent from other
26that are (regrettably) absent from other unices. This port has been 26unices. This port has been best tested on Linux, Solaris, HPUX, NetBSD
27best tested on Linux, Solaris, HPUX, NetBSD and Irix. Support for AIX, 27and Irix. Support for AIX, SCO, NeXT and other Unices is underway.
28SCO, NeXT and other Unices is underway. This version actively tracks 28This version actively tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository.
29changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository.
30 29
31The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of 30The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of
32commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for 31commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for
33all logins, not just when using password authentication. 32all logins, not just when using password authentication.
34 33
35OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4] and 34OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4].
36Dante[6]. To build the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester
37(--with-gnome-askpass), you will need the GNOME libraries installed.
38 35
39There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please 36There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
40refer to http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/list.html for details on how 37refer to http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/list.html for details on how
@@ -63,6 +60,4 @@ References -
63[2] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/ 60[2] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
64[3] http://www.openssl.org/ 61[3] http://www.openssl.org/
65[4] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ (PAM is standard on Solaris) 62[4] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ (PAM is standard on Solaris)
66[5] http://www.gnome.org/
67[6] http://www.inet.no/dante
68 63