Look how long it took to get A.03.05 :-) Actually, parts of the open source versions are not compatible or do not support HP applications, which is why the lab will wait to port a newer version to HP.
Some of the things to look forward to in this new version:
1) New functionality - Privilege separation
Privilege separation only allows operations that require special privileges to
be performed by a privileged process. By default, the privilege separation
functionality is enabled and the default UsePrivilegeSeparation value is "Yes"
in the configuration sshd_config file.
2) Enhancement - "ls" support for sftp client
It includes file name expansion and the long listing with the -l option.
3) Support for Shadow Passwords
A shadow password is a password that has been hashed using a randomly generated
key. HP-UX Secure Shell will automatically use this feature if it is enabled
on the system. Shadow password will be available at HP software depot,
http://software.hp.com.Once the shadow password is invoked, the /etc/passwd file is updated with the
key and the /etc/shadow file is created for shadow passwords. To enable shadow
passwords, the administrator needs to execute the /usr/sbin/pwconv utility
while logged in as superuser.
4) Support for Random Number Generator
Using Strong Random Number Generator can significantly speed-up Secure Shell
random number initialization. HP-UX Strong Random Number Generator is
available for HP-UX 11.11 at:
http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=KRNG11IHP-UX Secure Shell will automatically use this feature if HP-UX Secure Shell
daemon, sshd, detects /dev/random created by Strong Random Number Generator.
5) New Variables and Default Settings
New Variables:
* PermitUserEnvironment, a server variable in sshd_config, specifies whether
~/.ssh/environment and environment= options in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys are
processed by sshd. PermitUserEnvironment is disabled by default.
* SSH_CONNECTION environment variable, set by sshd, identifies the client and
server ends of the connection by displaying:
Default Settings Changes:
* sshd_config LoginGraceTime default value changed from 1 minute to 2
minutes
* sshd_config X11Forwarding default setting is now Yes
* sshd_config X11UseLocalhost default setting is now No
6) Defect fixes:
* Changing expired passwords with sshd running in privsep mode (Bugzilla #423)
* Name space collision caused by log function (Bugzilla #484)
Berlene
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