HP-UX Secure Shell

HP-UX Secure Shell A.03.91.009 is based on OpenSSH 3.9p1. The client/server architecture supports the SSH-1 and SSH-2 protocols and provides secured remote login, file transfer, and remote command execution. The product is available for HP-UX 11.0, 11i v1, and 11i v2.

Summary of Change

Following are the new features in HP-UX Secure Shell A.03.91.009:

sshd re-exec for each new connection
Permission and ownership checks for program configuration files
sftp(1) interface improvements
Extended chroot support
Built to support optional language extensions
Built with sftplogging patch
New configuration directives in sshd_config (server):
- AcceptEnv
- MaxAuthTries
- LogSftp
- SftpLogFacility
- SftpLogLevel
- SftpPermitChmod
- SftpPermitChown
- SftpUmask
New configuration directives in ssh_config (client):
- ControlMaster
- ControlPath
- IdentitiesOnly
- SendEnv

HP-UX Secure Shell A.03.91.009 also contains the following features, which were introduced in HP-UX Secure Shell A.03.81.000:

Use of untrusted cookies for X11-forwarding
Support for sending Application Layer Keep-Alive messages to the server
The /etc/moduli file updated
Support for GSSAPI replaced with GSSAPI-With-MIC

Impact

There are no impacts other than those described previously.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

For more information, refer to the HP-UX Secure Shell A.03.91.002/003 Release Notes at http://www.docs.hp.com under the section “Internet and Security Solutions.”

Obsolescence

Not applicable.