On Wed, Dec 22, 1999 at 01:01:58AM +0100, Denis Havlik wrote:
> Hi, Salim
>
> :>I suggest that Mandrake starts referring people to OpenSSH rather than SSH
> :>1.2.x. What do you all think?
>
> I had no time to "play" with OpenSSH so far. I need some clearup on this
> issue. Here are the questions:
>
> 1) AFAIK, OpenSSH is based on an older ssh 1.2.x version (YES/NO)
Yep. Version 1.1.12. From the README:
"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/"
> 2) Are there any differences in use and configuration of OpenSSH as
> compared to "standard" ssh? That is, is it a drop-in replacement for ssh,
> and if no, what are the differences?
As far as I can tell, it is a drop-in replacement. However, I haven't used SSH
a lot. I'm running a single, non-networked PC here at home, so you can imagine
how much use I've got for the thing right now. I installed OpenSSH mainly
because I was curious as to what it was all about.
> 3) Does OpenSSH also come with "ssh-agent"?
It does.
> 4) Is it ready for a heavy-duty use, or should I wait a little longer
> before using it in production enviroment?
>
I couldn't tell you that, since I've hardly used it, except for connecting to
localhost that is :) The best thing to do is try it out yourself. It does seem
to be pretty actively maintained, judging by the frequency of updates posted on
Freshmeat.
> I suppose, if your answers are YNYY, there is no need to use the
> "standard" ssh anymore. By the way, I would love to hear from some
> GPG-users, too - If I am going to switch to OpenSSH, I could wipe-out PGP
> during the process, too...
>
> cu
> Denis
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Regards,
Salim
