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OpenSSH Going Strong After 10 Years With Release of v5.3

Posted by timothy on from the can't-even-speak-plainly dept.

An anonymous reader writes "OpenSSH is a 100% complete SSH protocol version 1.3, 1.5 and 2.0 implementation and includes sftp client and server support. It encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks. Additionally, OpenSSH provides secure tunneling capabilities and several authentication methods, and supports all SSH protocol versions. Version 5.3 marks the 10th anniversary of the OpenSSH project."

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  1. I know I'm not alone in this... by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Thank you to everyone that's worked on OpenSSH over its lifetime - it's certainly made my (working) life easier.

    And, unlike the Slashdot submission system, OpenSSH pretty much always works!

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    #DeleteChrome
  2. How was life possible without it? by stox · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To think we used to use telnet and rlogin to access everything.

    OpenSSH is a far more significant technology than it has gotten credit for.

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    "To those who are overly cautious, everything is impossible. "
  3. 10 years of fear reading sec lists by VonGuard · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No matter the OS, no matter the exploit, that name alone in the title of an email to bugtraq can send shivers down the spine.

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    Don't Crease the Weasel!