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1See https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#7.9p1 for the release notes.
2
3Please read https://www.openssh.com/report.html for bug reporting
4instructions and note that we do not use Github for bug reporting or
5patch/pull-request management.
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7This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH[0] to Linux and other
8Unices.
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10OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's sample
11implementation with all patent-encumbered algorithms removed (to
12external libraries), all known security bugs fixed, new features
13reintroduced and many other clean-ups.  OpenSSH has been created by
14Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt,
15and Dug Song. It has a homepage at https://www.openssh.com/
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17This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM
18support, EGD[1]/PRNGD[2] support and replacements for OpenBSD library
19functions that are (regrettably) absent from other unices. This port
20has been best tested on AIX, Cygwin, HP-UX, Linux, MacOS/X,
21FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenServer, Solaris and UnixWare.
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23This version actively tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository.
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25The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of
26commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for
27all logins, not just when using password authentication.
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29OpenSSH depends on Zlib[3], OpenSSL[4], and optionally PAM[5] and
30libedit[6]
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32There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
33refer to https://www.openssh.com/list.html for details on how to join.
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35Please send bug reports and patches to the mailing list
36openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org. The list is open to posting by unsubscribed
37users.  Code contribution are welcomed, but please follow the OpenBSD
38style guidelines[7].
39
40Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install
41OpenSSH on your system.
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43Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>
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45Miscellania -
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47This version of OpenSSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD
48CVS repository which in turn was based on the last free sample
49implementation released by Tatu Ylonen.
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51References -
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53[0] https://www.openssh.com/
54[1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
55[2] http://prngd.sourceforge.net/
56[3] https://www.zlib.net/
57[4] https://www.openssl.org/
58[5] https://www.openpam.org
59    https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/
60    (PAM also is standard on Solaris and HP-UX 11)
61[6] https://thrysoee.dk/editline/ (portable version)
62[7] https://man.openbsd.org/style.9
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