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-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/Makefile18
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/fascicules.xml18
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml421
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/part_notes.xml38
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml113
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml33
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml6
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml28
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml7
10 files changed, 586 insertions, 100 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/Makefile b/lib/ssh/doc/src/Makefile
index adbda5a030..f54f5e0708 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#
# %CopyrightBegin%
#
-# Copyright Ericsson AB 2004-2016. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright Ericsson AB 2004-2017. All Rights Reserved.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ XML_REF3_FILES = ssh.xml \
XML_REF6_FILES = ssh_app.xml
-XML_PART_FILES = part_notes.xml \
+XML_PART_FILES = \
usersguide.xml
XML_CHAPTER_FILES = notes.xml \
introduction.xml \
- ssh_protocol.xml \
using_ssh.xml \
configure_algos.xml
+# ssh_protocol.xml \
BOOK_FILES = book.xml
XML_FILES = $(BOOK_FILES) $(XML_APPLICATION_FILES) $(XML_REF3_FILES) $(XML_REF6_FILES)\
- $(XML_PART_FILES) $(XML_CHAPTER_FILES)
+ $(XML_PART_FILES) $(XML_CHAPTER_FILES)
IMAGE_FILES = SSH_protocols.png
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ HTML_REF_MAN_FILE = $(HTMLDIR)/index.html
TOP_PDF_FILE = $(PDFDIR)/$(APPLICATION)-$(VSN).pdf
# ----------------------------------------------------
-# FLAGS
+# FLAGS
# ----------------------------------------------------
-XML_FLAGS +=
-DVIPS_FLAGS +=
+XML_FLAGS +=
+DVIPS_FLAGS +=
# ----------------------------------------------------
# Targets
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ clean clean_docs:
man: $(MAN3_FILES) $(MAN6_FILES)
-debug opt:
+debug opt:
# ----------------------------------------------------
# Release Target
-# ----------------------------------------------------
+# ----------------------------------------------------
include $(ERL_TOP)/make/otp_release_targets.mk
release_docs_spec: docs
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/fascicules.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/fascicules.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e99398c16..0000000000
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/fascicules.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE fascicules SYSTEM "fascicules.dtd">
-
-<fascicules>
- <fascicule file="usersguide" href="usersguide_frame.html" entry="no">
- User's Guide
- </fascicule>
- <fascicule file="ref_man" href="ref_man_frame.html" entry="yes">
- Reference Manual
- </fascicule>
- <fascicule file="part_notes" href="part_notes_frame.html" entry="no">
- Release Notes
- </fascicule>
- <fascicule file="" href="../../../../doc/print.html" entry="no">
- Off-Print
- </fascicule>
-</fascicules>
-
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
index 5826d14a4a..d78309167a 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,277 @@
<file>notes.xml</file>
</header>
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6.8</title>
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ An ssh_sftp server (running version 6) could fail if it
+ is told to remove a file which in fact is a directory.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15004</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix rare spurios shutdowns of ssh servers when receiveing
+ <c>{'EXIT',_,normal}</c> messages.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15018</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6.7</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix bad spec in ssh.hrl: <c>double_algs()</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14990</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6.6</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Remove a blocking risk when a channel is closed and an
+ operation is tried on that channel after at least a
+ second's time gap.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14939</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Added ssh_compat_SUITE.</p>
+ <p>
+ This suite contains a number of interoperability tests
+ mainly with OpenSSH. The tests start docker containers
+ with different OpenSSH and OpenSSL/LibreSSLcryptolib
+ versions and performs a number of tests of supported
+ algorithms.</p>
+ <p>
+ All login methods and all user's public key types are
+ tested both for the client and the server.</p>
+ <p>
+ All algorithms for kex, cipher, host key, mac and
+ compressions are tested with a number of exec and sftp
+ tests, both for the client and the server.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14194 Aux Id: OTP-12487 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Default exec is disabled when a user-defined shell is
+ enabled.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14881</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6.5</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Adjusted supervisor timeouts</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14907</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Remove ERROR messages for slow process exits</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14930</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Add option <c>save_accepted_host</c> to
+ <c>ssh:connection</c>. This option, if set to false,
+ inhibits saving host keys to e.g the file
+ <c>known_hosts</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14935</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6.4</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix problem with OpenSSH 7.2 (and later) clients that has
+ used sha1 instead of sha2 for rsa-sha-256/512 user's
+ public keys.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14827 Aux Id: ERL-531 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6.3</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Passphrase option for ecdsa public keys was missing.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14602</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The host and user public key handling is hardened so that
+ a faulty plugin can't deliver a key of wrong type.</p>
+ <p>
+ Better checks in the server of the available hostkey's
+ types at start and at each accept.</p>
+ <p>
+ Better checks in the client of the available user public
+ key types at connect.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14676 Aux Id: ERIERL-52, OTP-14570 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ SSH can now fetch the host key from the private keys
+ stored in an Engine. See the crypto application for
+ details about Engines.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14757</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6.2</title>
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Trailing white space was removed at end of the
+ hello-string. This caused interoperability problems with
+ some other ssh-implementations (e.g OpenSSH 7.3p1 on
+ Solaris 11)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14763 Aux Id: ERIERL-74 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fixes that tcp connections that was immediately closed
+ (SYN, SYNACK, ACK, RST) by a client could be left in a
+ zombie state.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14778 Aux Id: ERIERL-104 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6.1</title>
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fixed broken printout</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14645</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Disable aes_gcm ciphers if peer is OpenSSH 6.2 which is
+ known to have trouble with them in some cases.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14638</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.6</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Enables the <c>ssh_io module</c> to also accept binary
+ values when reading standard_io instead of getting stuck
+ in the receive clause.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14506 Aux Id: PR1503 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Previously, the file owner access permission in response
+ to ssh_sftp:read_file_info/2 function was always
+ <c>read_write</c>. With this fix, the actual value of
+ file owner access permission is added to the returning
+ record. That value is calculated from file mode value.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14550 Aux Id: PR1533 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ A new option <c>modify_algorithms</c> is implemented. It
+ enables specifying changes on the default algorithms
+ list. See the reference manual and the SSH User's Guide
+ chapter "Configuring algorithms in SSH".</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14568</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Ssh 4.5.1</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
@@ -216,6 +487,54 @@
</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.4.2.3</title>
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ An ssh_sftp server (running version 6) could fail if it
+ is told to remove a file which in fact is a directory.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15004</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.4.2.2</title>
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Default exec is disabled when a user-defined shell is
+ enabled.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14881</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+</section>
+
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.4.2.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Trailing white space was removed at end of the
+ hello-string. This caused interoperability problems with
+ some other ssh-implementations (e.g OpenSSH 7.3p1 on
+ Solaris 11)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14763 Aux Id: ERIERL-74 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Ssh 4.4.2</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
@@ -586,6 +905,108 @@
</section>
+<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.6</title>
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix rare spurios shutdowns of ssh servers when receiveing
+ <c>{'EXIT',_,normal}</c> messages.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15018</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+</section>
+
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.5</title>
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Default exec is disabled when a user-defined shell is
+ enabled.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14881</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+</section>
+
+
+<section><title>Ssh 4.2.2.4</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Trailing white space was removed at end of the
+ hello-string. This caused interoperability problems with
+ some other ssh-implementations (e.g OpenSSH 7.3p1 on
+ Solaris 11)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14763 Aux Id: ERIERL-74 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<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>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/part_notes.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/part_notes.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index aaca8ca9f2..0000000000
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/part_notes.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE part SYSTEM "part.dtd">
-
-<part xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
- <header>
- <copyright>
- <year>2004</year><year>2016</year>
- <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
- </copyright>
- <legalnotice>
- Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
- http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- limitations under the License.
-
- </legalnotice>
-
- <title>SSH Release Notes</title>
- <prepared>Jakob Cederlund</prepared>
- <docno></docno>
- <date></date>
- <rev>%VSN%</rev>
- <file>part_notes.sgml</file>
- </header>
- <description>
- <p>This document describes the changes made to the SSH application.
- </p>
- </description>
- <xi:include file="notes.xml"/>
-</part>
-
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
index d9516fff12..c641badd9a 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
@@ -67,33 +67,51 @@
<taglist>
<tag><c>boolean() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>true | false</c></p></item>
+
<tag><c>string() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>[byte()]</c></p></item>
+
<tag><c>ssh_daemon_ref() =</c></tag>
<item><p>opaque() -
as returned by <c>ssh:daemon/[1,2,3]</c></p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>ok_error(OKtype) = </c></tag>
+ <item><p><c>{ok,OKtype} | {error, term()}</c></p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>ok_error() = </c></tag>
+ <item><p><c>ok_error(term())</c></p></item>
+
<tag><c>ssh_connection_ref() =</c></tag>
<item><p>opaque() - as returned by <c>ssh:connect/3</c></p></item>
+
<tag><c>ip_address() =</c></tag>
- <item><p><c>inet::ip_address</c></p></item>
+ <item><p><c>inet::ip_address()</c></p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>port_number() =</c></tag>
+ <item><p><c>inet::port_number()</c></p></item>
+
<tag><c>subsystem_spec() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>{subsystem_name(),
{channel_callback(), channel_init_args()}}</c></p></item>
+
<tag><c>subsystem_name() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>string()</c></p></item>
+
<tag><c>channel_callback() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>atom()</c> - Name of the Erlang module
implementing the subsystem using the <c>ssh_channel</c> behavior, see
<seealso marker="ssh_channel">ssh_channel(3)</seealso></p></item>
+
<tag><c>key_cb() =</c></tag>
<item>
<p><c>atom() | {atom(), list()}</c></p>
<p><c>atom()</c> - Name of the erlang module implementing the behaviours
<seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso> or
- <seealso marker="ssh_client_key_api">ssh_client_key_api</seealso> as the
+ <seealso marker="ssh_server_key_api">ssh_server_key_api</seealso> as the
case maybe.</p>
<p><c>list()</c> - List of options that can be passed to the callback module.</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c>channel_init_args() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>list()</c></p></item>
@@ -178,6 +196,12 @@
supplied with this option.
</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{ecdsa_pass_phrase, string()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>If the user ECDSA key is protected by a passphrase, it can be
+ supplied with this option.
+ </p>
+ </item>
<tag>
<c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, boolean()}]]></c> <br/>
<c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, CallbackFun}]]></c> <br/>
@@ -221,6 +245,18 @@
</item>
</list>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{save_accepted_host, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>If <c>true</c>, the client saves an accepted host key to avoid the
+ accept question the next time the same host is connected. If the option
+ <c>key_cb</c> is not present, the key is saved in the file "known_hosts".
+ </p>
+ <p>If <c>false</c>, the key is not saved and the key will still be unknown
+ at the next access of the same host.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user_interaction, boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>If <c>false</c>, disables the client to connect to the server
@@ -460,8 +496,8 @@
<v>Option = client_version | server_version | user | peer | sockname </v>
<v>Value = [option_value()] </v>
<v>option_value() = {{Major::integer(), Minor::integer()}, VersionString::string()} |
- User::string() | Peer::{inet:hostname(), {inet::ip_adress(), inet::port_number()}} |
- Sockname::{inet::ip_adress(), inet::port_number()}</v>
+ User::string() | Peer::{inet:hostname(), {ip_address(), port_number()}} |
+ Sockname::{ip_address(), port_number()}</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Retrieves information about a connection.</p>
@@ -523,22 +559,83 @@
The option can be set to the empty list if
you do not want the daemon to run any subsystems.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c><![CDATA[{shell, {Module, Function, Args} |
+
+ <tag><marker id="daemon_opt_shell"/>
+ <c><![CDATA[{shell, {Module, Function, Args} |
fun(string() = User) - > pid() | fun(string() = User,
ip_address() = PeerAddr) -> pid()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Defines the read-eval-print loop used when a shell is
requested by the client. The default is to use the Erlang shell:
<c><![CDATA[{shell, start, []}]]></c></p>
+ <p>See the option <seealso marker="#daemon_opt_exec"><c>exec</c></seealso>
+ for a description of how the daemon execute exec-requests depending on
+ the shell- and exec-options.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><marker id="daemon_opt_exec"/>
+ <c><![CDATA[{exec, {direct, exec_spec()}}]]></c>
+ <br/><c>where:</c>
+ <br/><c>exec_spec() = </c>
+ <br/><c> fun(Cmd::string()) -> ok_error()</c>
+ <br/><c> | fun(Cmd::string(), User::string()) -> ok_error()</c>
+ <br/><c> | fun(Cmd::string(), User::string(), ClientAddr::{ip_address(), port_number()}) -> ok_error()</c>
+ </tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This option changes how the daemon execute exec-requests from clients. The term in <c>ok_error()</c>
+ is formatted to a string if it is a non-string type. No trailing newline is added in the ok-case but in the
+ error case.</p>
+ <p>Error texts are returned on channel-type 1 which usually are piped to <c>stderr</c> on e.g Linux systems.
+ Texts from a successful execution will in similar manner be piped to <c>stdout</c>. The exit-status code
+ is set to 0 for success and -1 for errors. The exact results presented on the client side depends on the
+ client.
+ </p>
+ <p>The option cooperates with the daemon-option <seealso marker="#daemon_opt_shell"><c>shell</c></seealso>
+ in the following way:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag>1. If the exec-option is present (the shell-option may or may not be present):</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The exec-option fun is called with the same number of parameters as the arity of the fun,
+ and the result is returned to the client.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag>2. If the exec-option is absent, but a shell-option is present with the default Erlang shell:</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The default Erlang evaluator is used and the result is returned to the client.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag>3. If the exec-option is absent, but a shell-option is present that is not the default Erlang shell:</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The exec-request is not evaluated and an error message is returned to the client.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag>4. If neither the exec-option nor the shell-option is present:</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The default Erlang evaluator is used and the result is returned to the client.</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ <p>If a custom CLI is installed (see the option <seealso marker="#daemon_opt_ssh_cli"><c>ssh_cli</c></seealso>)
+ the rules above are replaced by thoose implied by the custom CLI.
+ </p>
+ <note>
+ <p>The exec-option has existed for a long time but has not previously been documented. The old
+ definition and behaviour are retained but obey the rules 1-4 above if conflicting.
+ The old and undocumented style should not be used in new programs.</p>
+ </note>
</item>
- <tag><c><![CDATA[{ssh_cli, {channel_callback(),
+
+ <tag><marker id="daemon_opt_ssh_cli"/>
+ <c><![CDATA[{ssh_cli, {channel_callback(),
channel_init_args()} | no_cli}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Provides your own CLI implementation, that is, a channel callback
module that implements a shell and command execution. The shell
read-eval-print loop can be customized, using the
- option <c>shell</c>. This means less work than implementing
- an own CLI channel. If set to <c>no_cli</c>, the CLI channels
+ option <seealso marker="#daemon_opt_shell"><c>shell</c></seealso>. This means less work than implementing
+ an own CLI channel. If <c>ssh_cli</c> is set to <c>no_cli</c>, the CLI channels
+ like <seealso marker="#daemon_opt_shell"><c>shell</c></seealso>
+ and <seealso marker="#daemon_opt_exec"><c>exec</c></seealso>
are disabled and only subsystem channels are allowed.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, string()}]]></c></tag>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
index 1cbbdfcf38..faee9ef992 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_app.xml
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@
<p/>
</item>
- <item><url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-curdle-rsa-sha2">Draft-ietf-curdle-rsa-sha2 (work in progress)</url>, Use of RSA Keys with SHA-2 256 and 512 in Secure Shell (SSH).
+ <item><url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8332">RFC 8332</url>, Use of RSA Keys with SHA-256 and SHA-512 in the Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol.
</item>
- <item><url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info">Draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-ext-info (work in progress)</url>, Extension Negotiation in Secure Shell (SSH).
+ <item><url href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8308">RFC 8308</url>, Extension Negotiation in the Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol.
<p>Implemented are:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>The Extension Negotiation Mechanism</item>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml
index a1cd9d4b02..98a1676ca4 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_client_key_api.xml
@@ -56,11 +56,17 @@
<tag><c>string() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>[byte()]</c></p></item>
<tag><c>public_key() =</c></tag>
- <item><p><c>#'RSAPublicKey'{}| {integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}}| term()</c></p></item>
+ <item><p><c>#'RSAPublicKey'{}
+ | {integer(),#'Dss-Parms'{}}
+ | {#'ECPoint'{},{namedCurve,Curve::string()}}</c></p></item>
<tag><c>private_key() =</c></tag>
- <item><p><c>#'RSAPrivateKey'{} | #'DSAPrivateKey'{} | term()</c></p></item>
+ <item><p><c>#'RSAPrivateKey'{}
+ | #'DSAPrivateKey'{}
+ | #'ECPrivateKey'{}</c></p></item>
<tag><c>public_key_algorithm() =</c></tag>
- <item><p><c>'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss' | atom()</c></p></item>
+ <item><p><c>'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'
+ | 'rsa-sha2-256' | 'rsa-sha2-384' | 'rsa-sha2-512'
+ | 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp256' | 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp384' | 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp521' </c></p></item>
</taglist>
</section>
@@ -73,10 +79,11 @@
<d>Description of the host that owns the <c>PublicKey</c>.</d>
<v>Key = public_key()</v>
- <d>Normally an RSA or DSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added.</d>
+ <d>Normally an RSA, DSA or ECDSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added.</d>
<v>ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist()</v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso></d>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso>. The option list given in
+ the <c>key_cb</c> option is available with the key <c>key_cb_private</c>.</d>
<v>Reason = term().</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -89,17 +96,17 @@
<fsummary>Checks if a host key is trusted.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Key = public_key() </v>
- <d>Normally an RSA or DSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added.</d>
+ <d>Normally an RSA, DSA or ECDSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added.</d>
<v>Host = string()</v>
<d>Description of the host.</d>
<v>Algorithm = public_key_algorithm()</v>
- <d>Host key algorithm. Is to support <c>'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss'</c>, but more algorithms
- can be handled.</d>
+ <d>Host key algorithm.</d>
<v>ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist() </v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso>.</d>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso>. The option list given in
+ the <c>key_cb</c> option is available with the key <c>key_cb_private</c>.</d>
<v>Result = boolean()</v>
</type>
@@ -110,15 +117,15 @@
<func>
<name>Module:user_key(Algorithm, ConnectOptions) ->
- {ok, PrivateKey} | {error, Reason}</name>
+ {ok, PrivateKey} | {error, Reason}</name>
<fsummary>Fetches the users <em>public key</em> matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Algorithm = public_key_algorithm()</v>
- <d>Host key algorithm. Is to support <c>'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss'</c> but more algorithms
- can be handled.</d>
+ <d>Host key algorithm.</d>
<v>ConnectOptions = proplists:proplist()</v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso></d>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#connect-3">ssh:connect/[3,4]</seealso>. The option list given in
+ the <c>key_cb</c> option is available with the key <c>key_cb_private</c>.</d>
<v>PrivateKey = private_key()</v>
<d>Private key of the user matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.</d>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
index 150d46a9a2..72830de04d 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_connection.xml
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>shell(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> ssh_request_status() | {error, closed}
+ <name>shell(ConnectionRef, ChannelId) -> ok | failure | {error, closed}
</name>
<fsummary>Requests that the user default shell (typically defined in
/etc/passwd in Unix systems) is to be executed at the server end.</fsummary>
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@
<p>Is to be called by a client channel process to request that the user default
shell (typically defined in /etc/passwd in Unix systems) is executed
at the server end.</p>
+ <p>Note: the return value is <c>ok</c> instead of <c>success</c> unlike in other
+ functions in this module. This is a fault that was introduced so long ago that
+ any change would break a large number of existing software.
+ </p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml
index a0694ca8d9..c6808b95d1 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_server_key_api.xml
@@ -57,11 +57,17 @@
<tag><c>string() =</c></tag>
<item><p><c>[byte()]</c></p></item>
<tag><c>public_key() =</c></tag>
- <item><p><c>#'RSAPublicKey'{}| {integer(), #'Dss-Parms'{}}| term()</c></p></item>
+ <item><p><c>#'RSAPublicKey'{}
+ | {integer(),#'Dss-Parms'{}}
+ | {#'ECPoint'{},{namedCurve,Curve::string()}}</c></p></item>
<tag><c>private_key() =</c></tag>
- <item><p><c>#'RSAPrivateKey'{} | #'DSAPrivateKey'{} | term()</c></p></item>
+ <item><p><c>#'RSAPrivateKey'{}
+ | #'DSAPrivateKey'{}
+ | #'ECPrivateKey'{}</c></p></item>
<tag><c>public_key_algorithm() =</c></tag>
- <item><p><c>'ssh-rsa'| 'ssh-dss' | atom()</c></p></item>
+ <item><p><c>'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'
+ | 'rsa-sha2-256' | 'rsa-sha2-384' | 'rsa-sha2-512'
+ | 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp256' | 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp384' | 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp521' </c></p></item>
</taglist>
</section>
@@ -72,12 +78,13 @@
<fsummary>Fetches the host’s private key.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Algorithm = public_key_algorithm()</v>
- <d>Host key algorithm. Is to support <c>'ssh-rsa' | 'ssh-dss'</c>, but more algorithms
- can be handled.</d>
+ <d>Host key algorithm.</d>
<v>DaemonOptions = proplists:proplist()</v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso>.</d>
- <v>Key = private_key()</v>
- <d>Private key of the host matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.</d>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso>. The option list given in
+ the <c>key_cb</c> option is available with the key <c>key_cb_private</c>.</d>
+ <v>Key = private_key() | crypto:engine_key_ref()</v>
+ <d>Private key of the host matching the <c>Algorithm</c>.
+ It may be a reference to a 'ssh-rsa', rsa-sha2-* or 'ssh-dss' (NOT ecdsa) key stored in a loaded Engine.</d>
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -90,11 +97,12 @@
<fsummary>Checks if the user key is authorized.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Key = public_key()</v>
- <d>Normally an RSA or DSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added</d>
+ <d>Normally an RSA, DSA or ECDSA public key, but handling of other public keys can be added</d>
<v>User = string()</v>
<d>User owning the public key.</d>
<v>DaemonOptions = proplists:proplist()</v>
- <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso>.</d>
+ <d>Options provided to <seealso marker="ssh#daemon-2">ssh:daemon/[2,3]</seealso>. The option list given in
+ the <c>key_cb</c> option is available with the key <c>key_cb_private</c>.</d>
<v>Result = boolean()</v>
</type>
<desc>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
index ed7fbf9cf3..129426a6d5 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh_sftp.xml
@@ -464,11 +464,16 @@
<v>FileInfo = record()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Returns a <c><![CDATA[file_info]]></c> record from the file specified by
+ <p>Returns a <c><![CDATA[file_info]]></c> record from the file system object specified by
<c><![CDATA[Name]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[Handle]]></c>. See
<seealso marker="kernel:file#read_file_info-2">file:read_file_info/2</seealso>
for information about the record.
</p>
+ <p>
+ Depending on the underlying OS:es links might be followed and info on the final file, directory
+ etc is returned. See <seealso marker="#read_link_info-2">ssh_sftp::read_link_info/2</seealso>
+ on how to get information on links instead.
+ </p>
</desc>
</func>