Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 09:58:44 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: =?UTF-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=c3=b8rgrav?= <des@des.no>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HPN and None options in OpenSSH Message-ID: <56A2DE54.6070603@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <86mvrxvg79.fsf@desk.des.no> References: <86mvrxvg79.fsf@desk.des.no>
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On 22/01/2016 10:31 PM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > The HPN and None cipher patches have been removed from FreeBSD-CURRENT. > I intend to remove them from FreeBSD-STABLE this weekend. > > The HPN patches were of limited usefulness and required a great deal of > effort to maintain in our tree. The None cipher patch was less onerous, > but it was a terrible idea with a very small user base since it was a > compile-time option and off by default. > > The HPN-related configuration variables have been marked deprecated, > while those related to the None cipher have been marked unsupported. > This means that the former will be accepted with a warning, whereas the > latter will result in an error. > > Most users will not be affected by this change. Those who are should > switch to the openssh-portable port, which still offers both patches, > with HPN enabled by default. > > It is expected that FreeBSD 10.3 will ship with OpenSSH 7.1p2, with a > number of modifications intended to reduce the impact of upstream > changes on existing systems. what is the internal window size in the new ssh? > > DES
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