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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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