| This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH to Linux and other |
| Unices. |
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| OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with |
| all patent-encumbered algorithms removed, all known security bugs |
| fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups. More |
| information about SSH itself can be found in the file README.Ylonen. |
| OpenSSH has been created by Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl, |
| Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt, and Dug Song. It has a homepage at |
| http://www.openssh.com/ |
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| This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM |
| support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support, and replacements |
| for OpenBSD library functions that are (regrettably) absent from |
| other unices. This port has been best tested on Linux, though some |
| Solaris support is beginning to filter in. This version actively |
| tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository. |
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| The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of |
| commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for |
| 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 |
| liberal. Please refer to the source files for details. The code in |
| bsd-*.[ch] is from the OpenBSD project and has its own license (again, |
| see the source files for details). |
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| OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4]. To build |
| the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester (--with-gnome-askpass), you will |
| need the GNOME libraries installed. If you are building OpenSSH on a |
| Unix which lacks a kernel random number pool (/dev/random), you will |
| need to install EGD[1]. |
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| There is now a mailing list for this port of OpenSSH. To |
| subscribe, send a message consisting of the word 'SUBSCRIBE' to |
| openssh-unix-dev-request@mindrot.org. This mailing list is intended |
| for developers who wish to improve on this port or extend it to other |
| Unices. |
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| Please send bug reports to the mailing list, or to myself |
| (djm@ibs.com.au). |
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| Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install |
| OpenSSH on your system. |
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| This patch is developed primarily on Linux, but I am including patches |
| which improve compatability with other unices. The beginnings of |
| Solaris support have already been included. |
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| Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au> |
| 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 |
| repository on 1999-11-09 which in turn was based on the last free |
| version of SSH released by Tatu Ylonen. |
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| Code in helper.[ch] and gnome-ssh-askpass.c is Copyright 1999 |
| Internet Business Solutions and is released under a X11-style |
| license (see source files for details). |
| |
| (A)RC4 code in rc4.[ch] is Copyright 1999 Damien Miller. It too is |
| under a X11-style license (see source file for details). |
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| References - |
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| [1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/ |
| [2] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/ |
| [3] http://www.openssl.org/ |
| [4] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ (PAM is standard on Solaris) |
| [5] http://www.gnome.org/ |
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