Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:38:59 -0500 From: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com> To: "Garrett Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu> Cc: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: openssh Message-ID: <001701c1cc93$ba83e770$0100a8c0@alexus> References: <OFB285D2C2.309E2F56-ON87256B7D.0074468F@tsainc.com><5.1.0.14.0.20020315153913.061b8ea8@pop3s.schulte.org><005a01c1cc79$307ea5c0$0100a8c0@alexus> <200203152353.g2FNrmt99923@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
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I wasn't aware of that banner is part of the protocol. the only reason i wanted it to be removed is due to when scaners scan my box they saying that my box is vulnerable due to it runs 2.9.x instead of latest 3.1.x, and sine i run -STABLE i'm pretty much sure that there is no vulnerabilty there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu> To: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com> Cc: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:53 PM Subject: Re: openssh > <<On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 18:29:01 -0500, "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com> said: > > > I understand that changing banner won't increase any security, i'm asking if > > it's possible to remove it at all, I do not want for this banner to be > > appear at all, period. > > Then don't run an SSH server. The banner is part of the protocol. > > -GAWollman > > -- > Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same > wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom > Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame > MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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