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1See https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#7.6p1 for the release notes.
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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.
6
7- A Japanese translation of this document and of the release notes is
8- available at http://www.unixuser.org/~haruyama/security/openssh/index.html
9- Thanks to HARUYAMA Seigo <haruyama@unixuser.org>
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11This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH[0] to Linux and other
12Unices.
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14OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's sample
15implementation with all patent-encumbered algorithms removed (to
16external libraries), all known security bugs fixed, new features
17reintroduced and many other clean-ups.  OpenSSH has been created by
18Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt,
19and Dug Song. It has a homepage at https://www.openssh.com/
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21This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM
22support, EGD[1]/PRNGD[2] support and replacements for OpenBSD library
23functions that are (regrettably) absent from other unices. This port
24has been best tested on AIX, Cygwin, HP-UX, Linux, MacOS/X,
25NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenServer, Solaris, Unicos, and UnixWare.
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27This version actively tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository.
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29The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of
30commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for
31all logins, not just when using password authentication.
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33OpenSSH depends on Zlib[3], OpenSSL[4], and optionally PAM[5] and
34libedit[6]
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36There is now several mailing lists for this port of OpenSSH. Please
37refer to https://www.openssh.com/list.html for details on how to join.
38
39Please send bug reports and patches to the mailing list
40openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org. The list is open to posting by unsubscribed
41users.  Code contribution are welcomed, but please follow the OpenBSD
42style guidelines[7].
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44Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install
45OpenSSH on your system.
46
47Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>
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49Miscellania -
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51This version of OpenSSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD
52CVS repository which in turn was based on the last free sample
53implementation released by Tatu Ylonen.
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55References -
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57[0] https://www.openssh.com/
58[1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
59[2] http://www.aet.tu-cottbus.de/personen/jaenicke/postfix_tls/prngd.html
60[3] http://www.gzip.org/zlib/
61[4] http://www.openssl.org/
62[5] http://www.openpam.org
63    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/
64    (PAM also is standard on Solaris and HP-UX 11)
65[6] http://thrysoee.dk/editline/ (portable version)
66[7] http://man.openbsd.org/style.9
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