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authorHans Nilsson <[email protected]>2018-06-07 10:21:22 +0200
committerHans Nilsson <[email protected]>2018-06-07 10:21:22 +0200
commit9ee83cf9c8d5b322e5361ebc067c00222c0c56ae (patch)
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Merge branch 'hans/ssh/cuddle_doc'
* hans/ssh/cuddle_doc: ssh: Document default algorithm order + update SSH_app links
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml55
1 files changed, 39 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
index 6d180a5272..2ebd176e12 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
@@ -130,39 +130,47 @@
For the list on a particular installation, use the command
<seealso marker="ssh:ssh#default_algorithms/0">ssh:default_algorithms/0</seealso>.
The user may override the default algorithm configuration both on the server side and the client side.
- See the option <c>preferred_algorithms</c> in the <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#daemon/1">ssh:daemon/1,2,3</seealso> and
+ See the options
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-preferred_algorithms_common_option">preferred_algorithms</seealso>
+ and
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-modify_algorithms_common_option">modify_algorithms</seealso>
+ in the <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#daemon/1">ssh:daemon/1,2,3</seealso> and
<seealso marker="ssh:ssh#connect/3">ssh:connect/3,4</seealso> functions.
</p>
- <p>Supported algorithms are:</p>
+ <p>Supported algorithms are (in the default order):</p>
<marker id="supported_algos"></marker>
<taglist>
<tag>Key exchange algorithms</tag>
<item>
<list type="bulleted">
- <item>ecdh-sha2-nistp256</item>
<item>ecdh-sha2-nistp384</item>
<item>ecdh-sha2-nistp521</item>
- <item>diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1</item>
+ <item>ecdh-sha2-nistp256</item>
<item>diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256</item>
- <item>diffie-hellman-group14-sha1</item>
- <item>diffie-hellman-group14-sha256</item>
<item>diffie-hellman-group16-sha512</item>
<item>diffie-hellman-group18-sha512</item>
- <item>(diffie-hellman-group1-sha1, retired: can be enabled with the <c>preferred_algorithms</c> option)</item>
+ <item>diffie-hellman-group14-sha256</item>
+ <item>diffie-hellman-group14-sha1</item>
+ <item>diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1</item>
+ <item>(diffie-hellman-group1-sha1, retired: It can be enabled with the
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-preferred_algorithms_common_option">preferred_algorithms</seealso>
+ or
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-modify_algorithms_common_option">modify_algorithms</seealso>
+ options)</item>
</list>
</item>
<tag>Public key algorithms</tag>
<item>
<list type="bulleted">
- <item>ecdsa-sha2-nistp256</item>
<item>ecdsa-sha2-nistp384</item>
<item>ecdsa-sha2-nistp521</item>
+ <item>ecdsa-sha2-nistp256</item>
<item>ssh-rsa</item>
- <item>ssh-dss</item>
<item>rsa-sha2-256</item>
<item>rsa-sha2-512</item>
+ <item>ssh-dss</item>
</list>
</item>
@@ -178,11 +186,11 @@
<tag>Encryption algorithms (ciphers)</tag>
<item>
<list type="bulleted">
- <item>[email protected]</item>
<item>[email protected]</item>
- <item>aes128-ctr</item>
- <item>aes192-ctr</item>
<item>aes256-ctr</item>
+ <item>aes192-ctr</item>
+ <item>[email protected]</item>
+ <item>aes128-ctr</item>
<item>aes128-cbc</item>
<item>3des-cbc</item>
<item>(AEAD_AES_128_GCM, not enabled per default)</item>
@@ -241,7 +249,11 @@
<item><url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4253">RFC 4253</url>, The Secure Shell (SSH) Transport Layer Protocol.
<p>Except</p>
<list type="bulleted">
- <item>8.1. diffie-hellman-group1-sha1. Disabled by default, can be enabled with the <c>preferred_algorithms</c> option.</item>
+ <item>8.1. diffie-hellman-group1-sha1. Disabled by default, can be enabled with the
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-preferred_algorithms_common_option">preferred_algorithms</seealso>
+ or
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-modify_algorithms_common_option">modify_algorithms</seealso>
+ options.</item>
</list>
<p/>
</item>
@@ -280,7 +292,10 @@
<p><marker id="rfc5647_note"/>There is an ambiguity in the synchronized selection of cipher and mac algorithm.
This is resolved by OpenSSH in the ciphers [email protected] and [email protected] which are implemented.
If the explicit ciphers and macs AEAD_AES_128_GCM or AEAD_AES_256_GCM are needed,
- they could be enabled with the option preferred_algorithms.
+ they could be enabled with the options
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-preferred_algorithms_common_option">preferred_algorithms</seealso>
+ or
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-modify_algorithms_common_option">modify_algorithms</seealso>.
</p>
<warning>
<p>
@@ -322,10 +337,18 @@
<p>Deviations:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>The <c>diffie-hellman-group1-sha1</c> is not enabled by default, but is still supported and can be enabled
- with the option <c>preferred-algorithms</c></item>
+ with the options
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-preferred_algorithms_common_option">preferred_algorithms</seealso>
+ or
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-modify_algorithms_common_option">modify_algorithms</seealso>.
+ </item>
<item>The questionable sha1-based algorithms <c>diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1</c> and
<c>diffie-hellman-group14-sha1</c> are still enabled by default for compatibility with ancient clients and servers.
- They can be disabled with the option <c>preferred-algorithms</c></item>
+ They can be disabled with the options
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-preferred_algorithms_common_option">preferred_algorithms</seealso>
+ or
+ <seealso marker="ssh:ssh#type-modify_algorithms_common_option">modify_algorithms</seealso>.
+ They will be disabled by default when the draft is turned into an RFC.</item>
</list>
<p/>
</item>