Karl Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1. Am I right, that I don't need tcp,x11 and agent forwarding for my > uses? Need I srp, kerberos? Influences this the size?
Probably not, if you just want to be able to login to the server using ordinary unix passwords or ssh public-keys. The binary should shrink a little if you disable these features, but probably not very much (the kerberos hack, which uses some pretty large libraries, is implemented as a separate program). I'm afraid the tcpforwarding code will be compiled, and perhaps also linked into the server, even if it isn't used. If you want to improve that, patches are appreciated. > 2. For what do I need utmp and wtmp support? To get information in the logs about users logging in and out. It's the information that the commands who and last uses. (Actually, the current code only updates wtmp, not utmp). > 3. What are the advantages/disadvantages with zlib, do I need this feature? Using zlib compression helps save bandwidth, and may also increase security a little by reducing the redundancy in the packets before encryption. It naturally has some costs, increasing memory usage and cpu time. If that matters depends on the resources available. Regards, /Niels
