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authorDarren Tucker <dtucker@dtucker.net>2019-05-16 07:53:20 +1000
committerDarren Tucker <dtucker@dtucker.net>2019-05-16 07:53:20 +1000
commitcd16aceec148d55088fc8df6be88335578d85258 (patch)
treead796aacd548d748e8b861f78a6bc9d0fa89abf6 /INSTALL
parent6fd4aa2aafbce90acb11a328ca0aa0696cb01c6b (diff)
Add OpenSSL 1.1.1 to the supported list.
Clarify the language around prngd and egd.
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -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/