HP-UX secure shell requires a licenses ? !

[Herbert Loevenich]

I've installed
Product # : T1471AA
Version : A.03.61.002
Description: HP-UX Secure Shell
on HP-UX 11.00 CD Package Sept. 2003.
Every time i'm logging in to the system using
ssh. I'm getting the following message:

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SSH Secure Shell 3.0.0 (Build 196)
Copyright (c) 2000-2001 SSH Communications Security Corp - http://www.ssh.com/

This is a commercial version and requires a license from SSH Communications Security Corp.

This program uses RSA BSAFE® Crypto-C by RSA Security Inc.
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does this mean
a) i need to purchase a additional license from www.ssh.com for this package?
or
b) this license is included in the HP-UX fee

I'm not feeling well seeing such messages,
but never seeing a licenses sheet.

In case somebody could explain this, it
would be a great help.

Thanks in advance,

Herbe

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Herbe,

Did you install the required patches ?

http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayInstallInfo.do?productNumber=T1471AA

Hope this helps,
Robert-Jan

[Elmar P. Kolkman]

Best solution would be to replace the commercial ssh package with openssh, a free ssh and as good (if not better).

[Stefan Farrelly · Accepted solution]

a) no, you do NOT need to purchaase a license from ssh.com
b) the license is included in the free version from HP. (HP dont charge for it)

[Herbert Loevenich]

Hello Robert Jan Gnossen,

yes i've installed all the requiered patches.
This sounds like a response center engineer response. Keep him busy :-)

Hello Elmar P. Kolkman,

this wasn't the question. In an business environment very often "open" software is unfortunately not allowed. the installed version based on openssh has at least the official HP label. which increase very often the acceptance.

Hello Stefan Farrelly,

where can i find a confirmation, that this
HP-UX secure shell package doesn't requiere a licenses. An software audit with this message "licenses requiered" and no licenses sheet/paper will fail.

[Elmar P. Kolkman]

Depends which looks better... Messages like this and always a version behind on the security patches in openssh (HP's version is based on 3.6.1, while 3.7.1 is already out!) or running the same software but the latest version, where all publicly known security issues are solved... but not with a HP label.