Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:47:45 -0700 From: "Gregory P. Smith" <greg@nas.nasa.gov> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Igor Roshchin <igor@physics.uiuc.edu>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ssh protocol [was: Interesting problem: chowning files sent via FTP] Message-ID: <199904122047.NAA01335@ryouko.nas.nasa.gov> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:28:39 MDT." <4.2.0.32.19990412132649.043b7350@localhost>
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> As I understand it, SSH is encumbered by a license that requires > you to pay big bucks unless you're an individual or a non-profit. > I'd need to build the protocol into the specialized client > software, too, which also isn't allowed by the license. If it > were BSD-licensed, it wouldn't be a problem. The ssh PROTOCOL is free. In fact, the v2 protocol is making progress towards becoming an IETF standard. (v2 fixes some serious bugs in the v1 protocol). There is a free (GNU) ssh v2 protocol implementation in the works... Check out http://www.net.lut.ac.uk/psst/ (specifically, look at lsh) -Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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