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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
index 9d498c0fdc..bb111c8e0e 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,140 @@
<file>notes.xml</file>
</header>
+<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>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
index cf5e8f1aff..2b190c98b6 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
@@ -40,18 +40,24 @@
<list type="bulleted">
<item>For application dependencies see <seealso marker="SSH_app"> ssh(6)</seealso> </item>
<item>Supported SSH version is 2.0.</item>
- <item>Supported public key algorithms: ssh-rsa and ssh-dss.</item>
- <item>Supported MAC algorithms: hmac-sha2-256 and hmac-sha1.</item>
- <item>Supported encryption algorithms: aes128-ctr, aes128-cb and 3des-cbc.</item>
- <item>Supported key exchange algorithms: diffie-hellman-group1-sha1, diffie-hellman-group14-sha1, diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1 and diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256.</item>
- <item>Supported compression algorithms: none, zlib, [email protected],</item>
+ <item>Supported public key algorithms: ecdsa-sha2-nistp256, ecdsa-sha2-nistp384, ecdsa-sha2-nistp521, ssh-rsa and ssh-dss.</item>
+ <item>Supported MAC algorithms: hmac-sha2-256, hmac-sha2-512 and hmac-sha1.</item>
+ <item>Supported encryption algorithms: aes256-ctr, aes192-ctr, aes128-ctr, aes128-cb and 3des-cbc.</item>
+ <item>Supported key exchange algorithms: ecdh-sha2-nistp256, ecdh-sha2-nistp384, ecdh-sha2-nistp521, diffie-hellman-group14-sha1, diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1, diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256 and diffie-hellman-group1-sha1</item>
+ <item>Supported compression algorithms: none, [email protected] and zlib</item>
<item>Supports unicode filenames if the emulator and the underlaying OS support it.
See section DESCRIPTION in the
<seealso marker="kernel:file">file</seealso> manual page in <c>kernel</c>
for information about this subject.</item>
<item>Supports unicode in shell and CLI.</item>
</list>
-
+ <p>The actual set of algorithms can vary depending on which OpenSSL crypto library that is installed on the machine.
+ For the list on a particular installation, use the command <seealso marker="#default_algorithms/0">default_algorithms/0</seealso>.
+ The user may override the default algorithm configuration both on the server side and the client side.
+ See the option preferred_algorithms in the <seealso marker="#daemon/1">daemon</seealso> and
+ <seealso marker="#connect/3">connect</seealso> functions.
+</p>
+
</section>
<section>
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ kex is implicit but public_key is set explicitly.</p>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{dh_gex_limits,{Min=integer(),I=integer(),Max=integer()}}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Sets the three diffie-hellman-group-exchange parameters that guides the connected server in choosing a group.
- See RFC 4419 for the function of thoose. The default value is <c>{512, 1024, 4096}</c>.
+ See RFC 4419 for the function of thoose. The default value is <c>{1024, 6144, 8192}</c>.
</p>
</item>
@@ -501,6 +507,15 @@ kex is implicit but public_key is set explicitly.</p>
</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{max_channels, pos_integer()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The maximum number of channels with active remote subsystem that are accepted for
+ each connection to this daemon</p>
+ <p>By default, this option is not set. This means that the number is not limited.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{parallel_login, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>If set to false (the default value), only one login is handled at a time.