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author | Darren Tucker <dtucker@dtucker.net> | 2019-05-16 07:53:20 +1000 |
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committer | Darren Tucker <dtucker@dtucker.net> | 2019-05-16 07:53:20 +1000 |
commit | cd16aceec148d55088fc8df6be88335578d85258 (patch) | |
tree | ad796aacd548d748e8b861f78a6bc9d0fa89abf6 /INSTALL | |
parent | 6fd4aa2aafbce90acb11a328ca0aa0696cb01c6b (diff) |
Add OpenSSL 1.1.1 to the supported list.
Clarify the language around prngd and egd.
Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL')
-rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 14 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ Zlib 1.1.4 or 1.2.1.2 or greater (earlier 1.2.x versions have problems): http://www.gzip.org/zlib/ libcrypto from either of: - - LibreSSL (http://www.libressl.org/) - - OpenSSL 1.0.x >= 1.0.1 or 1.1.0 >= 1.1.0g (http://www.openssl.org/) + - LibreSSL (https://www.libressl.org/) + - OpenSSL (https://www.openssl.org) with any of the following versions: + - 1.0.x >= 1.0.1 or 1.1.0 >= 1.1.0g or any 1.1.1 LibreSSL/OpenSSL should be compiled as a position-independent library (i.e. with -fPIC) otherwise OpenSSH will not be able to link with it. @@ -27,19 +28,20 @@ The remaining items are optional. NB. If you operating system supports /dev/random, you should configure libcrypto (LibreSSL/OpenSSL) to use it. OpenSSH relies on libcrypto's -direct support of /dev/random, or failing that, either prngd or egd +direct support of /dev/random, or failing that, either prngd or egd. PRNGD: If your system lacks kernel-based random collection, the use of Lutz -Jaenicke's PRNGd is recommended. +Jaenicke's PRNGd is recommended. It requires that libcrypto be configured +to support it. http://prngd.sourceforge.net/ EGD: -If the kernel lacks /dev/random the Entropy Gathering Daemon (EGD) is -supported only if libcrypto supports it. +The Entropy Gathering Daemon (EGD) suppports the same interface as prngd. +It also supported only if libcrypto is configured to support it. http://egd.sourceforge.net/ |