The server does have the option, but the server MUST be able to decide
whether to allow non-encrypted sessions.  Allowing the client to decide is
as inherently dangerous as allowing user accounts without passwords.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Chao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 4:26 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Help on disable encription on SSH1?
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> In the manpage of ssh, the client is able to ask for a non-encryption
> session.
> Then I use the following to connect to a server running at 
> 205.178.15.4.
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> ./ssh -c none 205.178.15.4
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> However, I always get the following message.
> "Selected cipher type none not supported by server."
> The ssh1 I am using is ssh1.2.27. I assume I am doing something
> wrong here because if the client has an option to disable the 
> encryption
> 
> the server should have the option too.
> 
> Can somebody help on this?
> Thanks!
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