-This is a Linux port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH.
+This is the port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH to Linux and other
+Unices.
OpenSSH is based on the last free version of Tatu Ylonen's SSH with
all patent-encumbered algorithms removed, all known security bugs
-fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups.
+fixed, new features reintroduced and many other clean-ups. More
+information about SSH itself can be found in the file README.Ylonen.
+OpenSSH has been created by Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl,
+Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt, and Dug Song. It has a homepage at
+http://www.openssh.com/
-This Linux port basically consists of a few fixes to deal with the way
-that OpenSSL is usually installed on Linux systems, a few replacements
-for OpenBSD library functions and the introduction of PAM support.
+This port consists of the re-introduction of autoconf support, PAM
+support (for Linux and Solaris), EGD[1] support, and replacements
+for OpenBSD library functions that are (regrettably) absent from
+other unices. This port has been best tested on Linux, Solaris and
+HPUX, though support for AIX and Irix is underway. This version
+actively tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository. This port
+also has optional support for using the Dante SOCKS library[6],
+version 1.1.1pre1 or later.
The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of
commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for
-all logins, not just when using password authentication. This code is
-very new and needs further testing. I have also added basic libpwdb
-support (detected by autoconf).
+all logins, not just when using password authentication.
All new code is released under a XFree style license, which is very
-liberal. This code is released with no warranties of any kind,
-neither I nor my employer (Internet Business Solutions) will take any
-responsibility for any loss, damage or liability arising from the use
-or abuse of this software. The code in strlcpy.c and mktemp.c is from
-the OpenBSD project and has its own license (see source file for
-details).
+liberal. Please refer to the source files for details. The code in
+bsd-*.[ch] is from the OpenBSD project and has its own license (again,
+see the source files for details).
-OpenSSH depends on Zlib, OpenSSL and PAM and optionally libpwdb. It now
-uses autoconf to build thanks to Dan Brosemer <odin@linuxfreak.com>
+OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4] and
+Dante[6]. To build the GNOME[5] pass-phrase requester
+(--with-gnome-askpass), you will need the GNOME libraries installed.
+If you are building OpenSSH on a Unix which lacks a kernel random
+number pool (/dev/random), you will need to install EGD[1].
-Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au>
-Internet Business Solutions
+There is now a mailing list for this port of OpenSSH. To
+subscribe, send a message consisting of the word 'SUBSCRIBE' to
+openssh-unix-dev-request@mindrot.org. This mailing list is intended
+for developers who wish to improve on this port or extend it to other
+Unices.
+
+Please send bug reports to the mailing list, or to myself
+(djm@ibs.com.au).
+
+Please refer to the INSTALL document for information on how to install
+OpenSSH on your system.
+This patch is developed primarily on Linux, but I am including patches
+which improve compatability with other unices. The beginnings of
+Solaris support have already been included.
-Credits -
+Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au>
+Internet Business Solutions
-The OpenBSD team
-'jonchen' - the original author of PAM support of SSH
-Dan Brosemer <odin@linuxfreak.com> - Autoconf and build fixes & Debian scripts
-Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> - Makefile patch
-Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin.dahyabhai@pobox.com> - PAM environment patch
Miscellania -
This version of SSH is based upon code retrieved from the OpenBSD CVS
-repository on 1999-10-29 patched by Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au>,
-which in turn was based on the last free version of SSH released by
-Tatu Ylonen.
+repository on 1999-11-09 which in turn was based on the last free
+version of SSH released by Tatu Ylonen.
-Code in helper.[ch] is Copyright 1999 Internet Business Solutions and
-is released under a X11-style license (see source file for details).
+Code in bsd-misc.[ch] and gnome-ssh-askpass.c is Copyright 1999
+Internet Business Solutions and is released under a X11-style
+license (see source files for details).
(A)RC4 code in rc4.[ch] is Copyright 1999 Damien Miller. It too is
under a X11-style license (see source file for details).
+References -
+
+[1] http://www.lothar.com/tech/crypto/
+[2] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/
+[3] http://www.openssl.org/
+[4] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ (PAM is standard on Solaris)
+[5] http://www.gnome.org/
+[6] http://www.inet.no/dante
+
andersk / openssh.git / blobdiff