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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml index 9d498c0fdc..b0c8bfa62c 100644 --- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2004</year><year>2014</year> + <year>2004</year><year>2015</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -30,6 +30,446 @@ <file>notes.xml</file> </header> +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The key exchange algorithm + diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha* has a server-option + <c>{dh_gex_limits,{Min,Max}}</c>. There was a hostkey + signature validation error on the client side if the + option was used and the <c>Min</c> or the <c>Max</c> + differed from the corresponding values obtained from the + client.</p> + <p> + This bug is now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14166</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Key exchange algorithms + diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha* optimized, up to a + factor of 11 for the slowest ( = biggest and safest) one.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14169 Aux Id: seq-13261 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Upgrade of an established client connection could crash + because the ssh client supervisors children had wrong + type. This is fixed now.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13782 Aux Id: seq13158 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + SSH client does not any longer retry a bad password given + as option to ssh:connect et al.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13674 Aux Id: TR-HU92273 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Documentation correction of <c>ssh_sftp:position/4</c></p> + <p> + Thanks to Rabbe Fogelholm.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13305 Aux Id: ERL-87 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.2.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The authentication method 'keyboard-interactive' failed + in the Erlang client when the server after successful + authentication continued by asking for zero more + passwords.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13225</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Better error handling in ssh_file. There was some rare + errors when a NFS-mounted file was opened by ssh_file and + then remotely deleted during reading. That caused an + endless loop. </p> + <p> + That bug is now fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12699 Aux Id: OTP-11688 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a bug in the compression algorithm + [email protected].</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12759</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + It is now possible to start more than one daemon with a + file descriptor given in option fd. Each daemon must of + course have a unique file descriptor.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12966 Aux Id: seq12945 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a bug that caused the option <c>dh_gex_limit</c> to + be ignored.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13029</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A problem is fixed with the <c>ssh:connect</c> option + <c>pref_public_key_algs</c> specifying user keys.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13158</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Document updates in the ssh reference manual: app doc + file and ssh_connection.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12003</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The authorization phase is made stateful to prevent ssh + acting on messages sent in wrong order.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12787</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Testcases for bad message lengths and for bad subfield + lengths added.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12792 Aux Id: Codenomicon #5214, 6166 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp256', 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp384' and + 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp521' signature algorithms for ssh are + implemented. See RFC 5656.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12936</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The crypto algorithms 'aes192-ctr' and 'aes256-ctr' are + implemented. See RFC 4344.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12939</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The ciphers and macs AEAD_AES_128_GCM and + AEAD_AES_256_GCM are implemented but not enabled per + default. See the SSH App Reference Manual and RFC5647 for + details.</p> + <p> + The ciphers [email protected] and + [email protected] are also implemented and available + in the default configuration.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13018</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The ssh:daemon option dh_gex_groups is extended to read a + user provided ssh moduli file with generator-modulus + pairs. The file is in openssh format.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13052 Aux Id: OTP-13054 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + There is now a file (public_key/priv/moduli) which lists + size-generator-modulus triples. The purpose is to give + servers the possibility to select the crypto primes + randomly among a list of pregenerated triples. This + reduces the risk for some attacks on diffie-hellman + negotiation.</p> + <p> + See the reference manual for public_key:dh_gex_group/4 + where the handling of this is described.</p> + <p> + The ssh server (ssh:daemon) uses this.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13054 Aux Id: OTP-13052 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The ssh:daemon option pwdfun now also takes a fun/4. This + enables the user to 1) check userid-password in another + way than the builtin algorithm, 2) implement rate + limiting per user or source IP or IP+Port, and 3) + implement blocking of missbehaving peers.</p> + <p> + The old fun/2 still works as previously.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13055 Aux Id: OTP-13053 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + There is now a new option to make the server limit the + size range of moduli available for the diffie-hellman + group exchange negotiation. See option <c> + {dh_gex_limits,{Min,Max}}</c> in ssh:daemon/3.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13066</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Ecdh key exchange now validates compressed and + uncompressed keys as defined in rfc5656</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13067</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Search order for the .ssh directory are changed so + <c>$HOME</c> is tried before + <c>init:get_argument(home)</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13109</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The sftp receive window handling is optimized so it will + not update the remote end too often. This makes "sftp + mget" considerable faster.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13130</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The option <c>key_cb</c> is extended to take an optional + list that is passed to the callback module as an option. + With this it is possible to have different keys depending + on which host that is connected. Another possibility is + to write a callback module that fetches keys etc from a + database.</p> + <p> + Thanks to Vipin Nair.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13156</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.1.3</title> + + <section><title>Known Bugs and Problems</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + SSH_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST_OLD implemented to make PuTTY + work with erl server.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13140</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.1.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add a 1024 group to the list of key group-exchange groups</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13046</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.1.1</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A new option <c>max_channels</c> limits the number of + channels with active server-side subsystems that are + accepted.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13036</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Ssh 4.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Send an understandable disconnect message when the key + exchange phase can't find a common algorithm. There are + also some test cases added.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11531</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The third parameter in <c>ssh_sftp:write_file</c> is now + accepting iolists again. Unicode handling adjusted.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12853 Aux Id: seq12891 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + First part of ssh test suite re-organization and + extension.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12230</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The key exchange algorithms 'ecdh-sha2-nistp256', + 'ecdh-sha2-nistp384' and 'ecdh-sha2-nistp521' are + implemented. See RFC 5656.</p> + <p> + This raises the security level considerably.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12622 Aux Id: OTP-12671, OTP-12672 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The key exchange algorithm 'diffie-hellman-group14-sha1' + is implemented. See RFC 4253.</p> + <p> + This raises the security level.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12671 Aux Id: OTP-12672, OTP-12622 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The key exchange algorithms + 'diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1' and + 'diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256' are implemented. + See RFC 4419.</p> + <p> + This raises the security level.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12672 Aux Id: OTP-12671, OTP-12622 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Adding random length extra padding as recommended in RFC + 4253 section 6.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12831</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + New test library for low-level protocol testing. There is + also a test suite using it for some preliminary tests. + The intention is to build on that for more testing of + individual ssh messages. See + <c>lib/ssh/test/ssh_trpt_test_lib.erl</c> and + <c>ssh_protocol_SUITE.erl</c> in the same directory.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12858</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Increased default values for + diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha* to Min = 1024, N = + 6144, Max = 8192.</p> + <p> + Added 6144 and 8192 bit default gex groups.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12937</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The mac algorithm 'hmac-sha2-512' is implemented. See RFC + 6668.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12938</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Ssh 4.0</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -82,9 +522,9 @@ <p> Thanks to Simon Cornish</p> <p> - Own Id: OTP-12760 Aux Id: <a + Own Id: OTP-12760 Aux Id: <url href="https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/715">pull req - 715</a> </p> + 715</url> </p> </item> <item> <p> @@ -250,13 +690,13 @@ </item> <item> <p> - Made Codenomicon Defensics test suite pass: <list> + Made Codenomicon Defensics test suite pass:</p> <list> <item>limit number of algorithms in kexinit message</item> <item>check 'e' and 'f' parameters in kexdh</item> <item>implement 'keyboard-interactive' user authentication on server side</item> <item> return plain text message to bad version exchange message</item> - </list></p> + </list> <p> Own Id: OTP-12784</p> </item> |