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| author | Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> | 1999-11-11 10:50:04 +1100 |
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| committer | Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> | 1999-11-11 10:50:04 +1100 |
| commit | 56825a1693fa0539120afd86dddeb97a142c3fad (patch) | |
| tree | 00fd5de64cdbc66a691bc6d8f8cefb2e42c787f9 | |
| parent | ab18c412e6773b34e4640e4b9277573fd91a66bf (diff) | |
Doc and spec updates
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 30 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | openssh.spec | 4 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 14 deletions
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@ -This is a Linux port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH. +This is the Unix port of OpenBSD's excellent OpenSSH. 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. -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 version tracks changes made to the OpenBSD CVS version. +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 most +other unices. The only well tested platform currently is Linux, though +some Solaris support is beginning to filter in. This version actively +tracks changes in the OpenBSD CVS repository. The PAM support is now more functional than the popular packages of commercial ssh-1.2.x. It checks "account" and "session" modules for @@ -19,9 +21,11 @@ liberal. Please refer to the source files for details. The code in strlcpy.c and mktemp.c is from the OpenBSD project and has its own license (again, see source file for details). -OpenSSH depends on Zlib[1], OpenSSL[2] and optionally PAM[3]. To build -the GNOME[1] passphrase requestor (--with-gnome-askpass), you will -need the GNOME libraries installed. +OpenSSH depends on Zlib[2], OpenSSL[3] and optionally PAM[4]. To build +the GNOME[5] passphrase requestor (--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]. To build OpenSSH, use the configure script provided. For example: @@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> - Makefile patch Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin.dahyabhai@pobox.com> - PAM environment patch Phil Hands <phil@hands.com> - Debian scripts, assorted patches Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> - Makefile patches +Marc G. Fournier" <marc.fournier@acadiau.ca> - Solaris patches Miscellania - @@ -60,8 +65,9 @@ under a X11-style license (see source file for details). References - -[1] http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/zlib/ -[2] http://www.openssl.org/ -[3] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ -[4] http://www.gnome.org/ +[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/ diff --git a/openssh.spec b/openssh.spec index dc063e94..39da099e 100644 --- a/openssh.spec +++ b/openssh.spec @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ Summary: OpenSSH free Secure Shell (SSH) implementation Name: openssh -Version: 1.2pre9 +Version: 1.2pre10 Release: 1 Packager: Damien Miller <djm@ibs.com.au> -Source0: openssh-%{version}-linux.tar.gz +Source0: openssh-%{version}.tar.gz Copyright: BSD Group: Applications/Internet BuildRoot: /tmp/openssh-%{version}-buildroot |