Debian has published a recent security advisory regarding a documented
weakeness in the Debian openssl key generation procedure:

[DSA 1571-1] New openssl packages fix predictable random number
generator<http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3c87od7az9v4.fsf%5f%5f2780.18743633783%241210681384%24gmane%24org%40mid.deneb.enyo.de%3e>

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.security.announce/1614

Accordingly we are changing the host keys on all Ubuntu and Debian systems.
Users should be prepared to accept the new host keys.

Additionally, ALL USERS MUST generate new private/public keypairs using the
patched ssl-keygen or equivalent (such as putty-keygen) and replace the
public key in their ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. This applies to users with
accounts on crank, pedal, teach, grinch and all other Debian or Ubuntu
boxes.

If you need help, please open a ticket by emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
your new pub key or a link to it. Please specify which machines on which you
have accounts in the message.

thanks,

--HH.
_______________________________________________
Devel mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel

Reply via email to