> Dennis Clarke writes:
>> Its a real mish mash of how do you want to proceed?  You can keep the
>> OpenSSH included in Solaris 10 but you can't get the high encryption
>
> Important nit here: Sun's SSH is Sun's SSH.  It is *NOT* OpenSSH.

True .. its a derivitive.

Still missing the aes256-cbc ciphers etc etc for various reasons.
Mostly government export controls, not technical.

> Though the source code itself was originally derived from OpenSSH, it
> is not identical to any particular version or patch of OpenSSH, and it
> has its own patch and support train.
>
> I suspect this is near the root of the original misunderstanding.
> Sun's SSH is a separate product.  Looking at OpenSSH for vulnerability
> or patch information is not much more useful than looking at SSH,
> Inc., or, for that matter, at Microsoft.
>
>> Personally I just use svcadm to disable the Sun shipped OpenSSH and
>> then I go with the packages from Blastwave.  Works like a charm.
>
> Unless, of course, you want auditing to work right or want support
> from Sun.

Auditing ?

Please explain.  Do you mean the entries in wtmpx etc etc ?

As for Support ... gee ... get a support contract like I told you to.
I have one ... he has one .. they have theirs.  Do YOU ??

  insert Uncle SAM poster here

dc






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