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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:35:27 +0300
From: "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@...linux.org>
To: owl-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Update for OpenSSL and OpenSSH

Hi,

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 03:02:22PM +0300, gremlin@...mlin.ru wrote:
> Good ${greeting_time}, colleagues.
> 
> I've faced a strong need for updating the OpenSSL and OpenSSH
> packages, together with introducing the most strong encryption
> among all possible. So, I've ended up with OpenSSL 1.0.2a with
> most of our patches and OpenSSH 5.9p1 with Alt patches and one
> small hardening patch by me (introducing the 256-bit Blowfish
> encryption in CFB mode and disabling weak algorithms).

I wonder what was the rationale to choose this version of openssh?


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ldv

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