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the encrypted number to the server. Both sides then start to use this

random number as a session key which is used to encrypt all further

communications in the session. The rest of the session is encrypted

using a conventional cipher. Currently,

using a conventional cipher, currently Blowfish and 3DES, with 3DES

Blowfish, IDEA, DES, and 3DES.

being is used by default. The client selects the encryption algorithm

3DES

to use from those offered by the server.

is used by default. The client selects the encryption algorithm to use

from those offered by the server.

.Pp

Next, the server and the client enter an authentication dialog. The

client tries to authenticate itself using

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This can be used to specify

machine-specific login-time initializations globally. This file

should be writable only by root, and should be world-readable.

.Sh INSTALLATION

.Nm

is normally run as root. If it is not run as root, it can

only log in as the user it is running as, and password authentication

may not work if the system uses shadow passwords. An alternative

host key file must also be used.

.Pp

.Nm

is normally started from

.Pa /etc/rc

or equivalent at system boot.

.Pp

Considerable work has been put to making

.Nm

secure. However, if you find a security problem, please report it

immediately to <ssh-bugs@cs.hut.fi>.

.Sh AUTHOR

Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>

.Pp

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issues can be found from the SSH WWW home page:

.Pp

.Dl http://www.cs.hut.fi/ssh.

.Pp

This version of

.Nm

is a derivative of the original 1.2.12 release, but with bugs removed and

newer features re-added. Rapidly after the 1.2.12 release, newer versions

bore successively more restrictive licenses. In this version, all components

of a restrictive nature (ie. patents) have been directly removed from the

source code; any licensed or patented components are chosen from external

libraries. The libraries described in

.Xr ssl 8

are required for proper operation.

.Sh SEE ALSO

.Xr make-ssh-known-hosts 1 ,

.Xr rlogin 1 ,

.Xr rsh 1 ,

.Xr scp 1 ,

.Xr ssh 1 ,

.Xr ssh-add x 1 ,

.Xr ssh-add 1 ,

.Xr ssh-agent 1 ,

.Xr ssh-keygen 1

.Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,

.Xr ssl 8