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authorDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>1999-11-11 10:50:04 +1100
committerDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>1999-11-11 10:50:04 +1100
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1This is a Linux port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH. 1This is the Unix port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH.
2 2
3OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with 3OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with
4all patent-encumbered algorithms removed, all known security bugs 4all patent-encumbered algorithms removed, all known security bugs
5fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups. 5fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups.
6 6
7This Linux port basically consists of a few fixes to deal with 7This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM
8the way that OpenSSL is usually installed on Linux systems, a few 8support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support, and replacements for
9replacements for OpenBSD library functions and the introduction of PAM 9OpenBSD library functions that are (regrettably) absent from most
10support. This version tracks changes made to the OpenBSD CVS version. 10other unices. The only well tested platform currently is Linux, though
11some Solaris support is beginning to filter in. This version actively
12tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository.
11 13
12The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of 14The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of
13commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for 15commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for
@@ -19,9 +21,11 @@ liberal. Please refer to the source files for details. The code in
19strlcpy.c and mktemp.c is from the OpenBSD project and has its own 21strlcpy.c and mktemp.c is from the OpenBSD project and has its own
20license (again, see source file for details). 22license (again, see source file for details).
21 23
22OpenSSH depends on Zlib[1], OpenSSL[2] and optionally PAM[3]. To build 24OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4]. To build
23the GNOME[1] passphrase requestor (--with-gnome-askpass), you will 25the GNOME[5] passphrase requestor (--with-gnome-askpass), you will
24need the GNOME libraries installed. 26need the GNOME libraries installed. If you are building OpenSSH on a
27Unix which lacks a kernel random number pool (/dev/random), you will
28need to install EGD[1].
25 29
26To build OpenSSH, use the configure script provided. For example: 30To build OpenSSH, use the configure script provided. For example:
27 31
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> - Makefile patch
44Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin.dahyabhai@pobox.com> - PAM environment patch 48Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin.dahyabhai@pobox.com> - PAM environment patch
45Phil Hands <phil@hands.com> - Debian scripts, assorted patches 49Phil Hands <phil@hands.com> - Debian scripts, assorted patches
46Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> - Makefile patches 50Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> - Makefile patches
51Marc G. Fournier" <marc.fournier@acadiau.ca> - Solaris patches
47 52
48Miscellania - 53Miscellania -
49 54
@@ -60,8 +65,9 @@ under a X11-style license (see source file for details).
60 65
61References - 66References -
62 67
63[1] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/ 68[1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
64[2] http://www.openssl.org/ 69[2] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
65[3] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ 70[3] http://www.openssl.org/
66[4] http://www.gnome.org/ 71[4] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ (PAM is standard on Solaris)
72[5] http://www.gnome.org/
67 73