Microsoft Publishes OpenSSH For Windows Code (msdn.com)

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @07:58AM from the go-break-it-before-somebody-else-does dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft has published early source code for its OpenSSH-for-Windows port for developers to pick apart and improve. In a blog post on Monday, Steve Lee – the PowerShell team's principal software engineer manager – said Redmond has finished early work on a Windows port of OpenSSH 7.1, built in a joint-effort with NoMachine. Their rough roadmap from here: 1) Leverage Windows crypto APIs instead of OpenSSL/LibreSSL and run as Windows Service. 2) Address POSIX compatibility concerns. 3) Stabilize the code and address reported issues. 4) Production quality release.

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Re:This will end well by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-20 08:58 · Score: 3, Insightful

You're right. Windows would never do something so careless as sharing network passwords in an insecure manner.
We all just need to get over it.
Re:IT'S A TR...REPEAT! by KGIII · 2015-10-20 16:59 · Score: 3, Insightful

What's funny is that if you look at source code today, probably even here on Slashdot, you'll find all sorts of Firefox-specific code in there. But we bemoan the days of needing to code for IE6 like the troubles are behind us.

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