- stevesk@cvs.openbsd.org 2002/07/09 17:46:25

     [sshd_config.5]
     clarify no preference ordering in protocol list; ok markus@

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sshd_config.5 b/sshd_config.5
index aa7b7c7d4..6625865ef 100644
--- a/sshd_config.5
+++ b/sshd_config.5
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: sshd_config.5,v 1.4 2002/06/22 16:45:29 stevesk Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sshd_config.5,v 1.5 2002/07/09 17:46:25 stevesk Exp $
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSHD_CONFIG 5
 .Os
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ The default is
 .It Cm Protocol
 Specifies the protocol versions
 .Nm sshd
-should support.
+supports.
 The possible values are
 .Dq 1
 and
@@ -507,6 +507,13 @@ and
 Multiple versions must be comma-separated.
 The default is
 .Dq 2,1 .
+Note that the order of the protocol list does not indicate preference,
+because the client selects among multiple protocol versions offered
+by the server.
+Specifying
+.Dq 2,1
+is identical to
+.Dq 1,2 .
 .It Cm PubkeyAuthentication
 Specifies whether public key authentication is allowed.
 The default is