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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
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