=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5,v retrieving revision 1.206 retrieving revision 1.207 diff -u -r1.206 -r1.207 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5 2015/07/10 06:21:53 1.206 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5 2015/07/20 00:30:01 1.207 @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $OpenBSD: sshd_config.5,v 1.206 2015/07/10 06:21:53 markus Exp $ -.Dd $Mdocdate: July 10 2015 $ +.\" $OpenBSD: sshd_config.5,v 1.207 2015/07/20 00:30:01 djm Exp $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: July 20 2015 $ .Dt SSHD_CONFIG 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -1494,11 +1494,20 @@ .It Cm UseDNS Specifies whether .Xr sshd 8 -should look up the remote host name and check that +should look up the remote host name, and to check that the resolved host name for the remote IP address maps back to the very same IP address. -The default is -.Dq no . +.Pp +If this option is set to +.Dq no +(the default) then only addresses and not host names may be used in +.Pa ~/.ssh/known_hosts +.Cm from +and +.Xr sshd_config 5 +.Cm Match +.Cm Host +directives. .It Cm UseLogin Specifies whether .Xr login 1