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[version.h] [version.h]
- OpenSSH-2.1 - OpenSSH-2.1
- Moved all the bsd-* and fake-* stuff into new libopenbsd-compat.a - Moved all the bsd-* and fake-* stuff into new libopenbsd-compat.a
- Doc updates
20000508 20000508
- Makefile and RPM spec fixes - Makefile and RPM spec fixes

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@ -29,12 +29,8 @@ passphrase requester. This is maintained separately at:
http://www.ntrnet.net/~jmknoble/software/x11-ssh-askpass/index.html http://www.ntrnet.net/~jmknoble/software/x11-ssh-askpass/index.html
If you are planning to use OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a Kernel random The Entropy Gathering Daemon (EGD) is supported if you have a system which
number generator (/dev/urandom), you may want to install the Entropy lacks /dev/random and don't want to use OpenSSH's internal entropy collection.
Gathering Daemon (or similar). You will also need to specify the
--with-egd-pool option to ./configure. OpenSSH 2.0 includes some
peliminary built-in randomness collection, but it is not as well
tested as EGD.
EGD: EGD:
http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/ http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
@ -98,10 +94,9 @@ random numbers (the default is /dev/urandom). Unless you are absolutly
sure of what you are doing, it is best to leave this alone. sure of what you are doing, it is best to leave this alone.
--with-egd-pool=/some/file allows you to enable Entropy Gathering --with-egd-pool=/some/file allows you to enable Entropy Gathering
Daemon support and to specify a EGD pool socket. You may want to Daemon support and to specify a EGD pool socket. Use this if your
use this if your Unix does not support the /dev/urandom device (or Unix lacks /dev/random and you don't want to use OpenSSH's builtin
similar). The file argument refers to the EGD pool file, not the entropy collection support.
EGD program itself. Please refer to the EGD documentation.
--with-lastlog=FILE will specify the location of the lastlog file. --with-lastlog=FILE will specify the location of the lastlog file.
./configure searches a few locations for lastlog, but may not find ./configure searches a few locations for lastlog, but may not find

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