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@@ -2,21 +2,20 @@ This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH to Linux and other | |||
2 | Unices. | 2 | Unices. |
3 | 3 | ||
4 | OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with | 4 | OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with |
5 | all patent-encumbered algorithms removed, all known security bugs | 5 | all patent-encumbered algorithms removed (to external libraries), all |
6 | fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups. More | 6 | known security bugs fixed, new features reintroduced and many other |
7 | information about SSH itself can be found in the file README.Ylonen. | 7 | clean-ups. More information about SSH itself can be found in the file |
8 | OpenSSH has been created by Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl, | 8 | README.Ylonen. OpenSSH has been created by Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, |
9 | Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt, and Dug Song. It has a homepage at | 9 | Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt, and Dug Song. It has a |
10 | http://www.openssh.com/ | 10 | homepage at http://www.openssh.com/ |
11 | 11 | ||
12 | This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM | 12 | This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM |
13 | support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support, and replacements | 13 | support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support, SOCKS support (using |
14 | for OpenBSD library functions that are (regrettably) absent from | 14 | the Dante [6] libraries and replacements for OpenBSD library functions |
15 | other unices. This port has been best tested on Linux, Solaris and | 15 | that are (regrettably) absent from other unices. This port has been |
16 | HPUX, though support for AIX and Irix is underway. This version | 16 | best tested on Linux, Solaris, HPUX, NetBSD and Irix. Support for AIX, |
17 | actively tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository. This port | 17 | SCO, NeXT and other Unices is underway. This version actively tracks |
18 | also has optional support for using the Dante SOCKS library[6], | 18 | changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository. |
19 | version 1.1.1pre1 or later. | ||
20 | 19 | ||
21 | The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of | 20 | The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of |
22 | commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for | 21 | commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for |
@@ -33,39 +32,31 @@ Dante[6]. To build the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester | |||
33 | If you are building OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a kernel random | 32 | If you are building OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a kernel random |
34 | number pool (/dev/random), you will need to install EGD[1]. | 33 | number pool (/dev/random), you will need to install EGD[1]. |
35 | 34 | ||
36 | There is now a mailing list for this port of OpenSSH. To | 35 | There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please |
37 | subscribe, send a message consisting of the word 'SUBSCRIBE' to | 36 | refer to http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/list.html for details on how |
38 | openssh-unix-dev-request@mindrot.org. This mailing list is intended | 37 | to join. |
39 | for developers who wish to improve on this port or extend it to other | ||
40 | Unices. | ||
41 | 38 | ||
42 | Please send bug reports to the mailing list, or to myself | 39 | Please send bug reports and patches to the mailing list |
43 | (djm@ibs.com.au). | 40 | openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org. The list is currently open to posting by |
41 | unsubscribed users. | ||
44 | 42 | ||
45 | Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install | 43 | Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install |
46 | OpenSSH on your system. | 44 | OpenSSH on your system. The UPGRADING document details differences |
47 | 45 | between this port of OpenSSH and F-Secure SSH 1.x. | |
48 | This patch is developed primarily on Linux, but I am including patches | ||
49 | which improve compatability with other unices. The beginnings of | ||
50 | Solaris support have already been included. | ||
51 | 46 | ||
52 | Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au> | 47 | Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au> |
53 | Internet Business Solutions | 48 | Internet Business Solutions |
54 | 49 | ||
55 | |||
56 | Miscellania - | 50 | Miscellania - |
57 | 51 | ||
58 | This version of SSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD CVS | 52 | This version of SSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD CVS |
59 | repository on 1999-11-09 which in turn was based on the last free | 53 | repository which in turn was based on the last free |
60 | version of SSH released by Tatu Ylonen. | 54 | version of SSH released by Tatu Ylonen. |
61 | 55 | ||
62 | Code in bsd-misc.[ch] and gnome-ssh-askpass.c is Copyright 1999 | 56 | Code in bsd-misc.[ch] and gnome-ssh-askpass.c is Copyright 1999 Damien |
63 | Internet Business Solutions and is released under a X11-style | 57 | Miller & Internet Business Solutions and is released under a X11-style |
64 | license (see source files for details). | 58 | license (see source files for details). |
65 | 59 | ||
66 | (A)RC4 code in rc4.[ch] is Copyright 1999 Damien Miller. It too is | ||
67 | under a X11-style license (see source file for details). | ||
68 | |||
69 | References - | 60 | References - |
70 | 61 | ||
71 | [1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/ | 62 | [1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/ |