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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
index acbf3124ef..41885c684c 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,27 @@
<file>notes.xml</file>
</header>
+<section><title>Ssh 3.2.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ New option <c>id_string</c> for <c>ssh:daemon</c> and
+ <c>ssh:connect</c> for limiting banner grabbing attempts.</p>
+ <p>
+ The possible values are: <c>{id_string,string()}</c> and
+ <c>{id_string,random}</c>. The latter will make ssh
+ generate a random nonsence id-string for each new
+ connection.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-12659</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Ssh 3.2.1</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
index 35b5eb87cb..d49d3ac2a7 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@
<item>
<p>If <c>true</c>, the client does not print anything on authorization.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{id_string, random | string()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The string that the client presents to a connected server initially. The default value is "Erlang/VSN" where VSN is the ssh application version number.
+ </p>
+ <p>The value <c>random</c> will cause a random string to be created at each connection attempt. This is to make it a bit more difficult for a malicious peer to find the ssh software brand and version.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{fd, file_descriptor()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Allows an existing file descriptor to be used
@@ -385,6 +394,14 @@
</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{id_string, random | string()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The string the daemon will present to a connecting peer initially. The default value is "Erlang/VSN" where VSN is the ssh application version number.
+ </p>
+ <p>The value <c>random</c> will cause a random string to be created at each connection attempt. This is to make it a bit more difficult for a malicious peer to find the ssh software brand and version.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, atom()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Module implementing the behaviour