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This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH to Linux and other
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Unices.
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OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with
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all patent-encumbered algorithms removed (to external libraries), all
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known security bugs fixed, new features reintroduced and many other
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clean-ups. More information about SSH itself can be found in the file
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README.Ylonen. OpenSSH has been created by Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck,
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Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt, and Dug Song. It has a
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homepage at http://www.openssh.com/
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This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM
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support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support, SOCKS support (using
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the Dante [6] libraries and replacements for OpenBSD library functions
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that are (regrettably) absent from other unices. This port has been
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best tested on Linux, Solaris, HPUX, NetBSD and Irix. Support for AIX,
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SCO, NeXT and other Unices is underway. This version actively tracks
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changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository.
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The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of
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commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for
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all logins, not just when using password authentication.
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All new code is released under a XFree style license, which is very
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liberal. Please refer to the source files for details. The code in
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bsd-*.[ch] is from the OpenBSD project and has its own license (again,
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see the source files for details).
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OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4] and
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Dante[6]. To build the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester
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(--with-gnome-askpass), you will need the GNOME libraries installed.
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If you are building OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a kernel random
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number pool (/dev/random), you will need to install EGD[1].
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There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
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refer to http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/list.html for details on how
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to join.
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Please send bug reports and patches to the mailing list
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openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org. The list is currently open to posting by
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unsubscribed users.
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Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install
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OpenSSH on your system. The UPGRADING document details differences
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between this port of OpenSSH and F-Secure SSH 1.x.
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Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au>
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Internet Business Solutions
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Miscellania -
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This version of SSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD CVS
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repository which in turn was based on the last free
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version of SSH released by Tatu Ylonen.
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Code in bsd-misc.[ch] and gnome-ssh-askpass.c is Copyright 1999 Damien
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Miller & Internet Business Solutions and is released under a X11-style
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license (see source files for details).
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References -
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[1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
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[2] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
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[3] http://www.openssl.org/
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[4] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ (PAM is standard on Solaris)
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[5] http://www.gnome.org/
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[6] http://www.inet.no/dante
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