=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5,v retrieving revision 1.26 retrieving revision 1.27 diff -u -r1.26 -r1.27 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5 2003/11/21 11:57:03 1.26 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5 2003/12/09 21:53:37 1.27 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .\" (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 1.26 2003/11/21 11:57:03 djm Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: sshd_config.5,v 1.27 2003/12/09 21:53:37 markus Exp $ .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SSHD_CONFIG 5 .Os @@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ will disconnect the client, terminating the session. It is important to note that the use of client alive messages is very different from -.Cm KeepAlive +.Cm TCPKeepAlive (below). The client alive messages are sent through the encrypted channel and therefore will not be spoofable. The TCP keepalive option enabled by -.Cm KeepAlive +.Cm TCPKeepAlive is spoofable. The client alive mechanism is valuable when the client or server depend on knowing when a connection has become inactive. @@ -292,27 +292,6 @@ .Cm HostbasedAuthentication . The default is .Dq no . -.It Cm KeepAlive -Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the -other side. -If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one -of the machines will be properly noticed. -However, this means that -connections will die if the route is down temporarily, and some people -find it annoying. -On the other hand, if keepalives are not sent, -sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving -.Dq ghost -users and consuming server resources. -.Pp -The default is -.Dq yes -(to send keepalives), and the server will notice -if the network goes down or the client host crashes. -This avoids infinitely hanging sessions. -.Pp -To disable keepalives, the value should be set to -.Dq no . .It Cm KerberosAuthentication Specifies whether the password provided by the user for .Cm PasswordAuthentication @@ -580,6 +559,27 @@ The possible values are: DAEMON, USER, AUTH, LOCAL0, LOCAL1, LOCAL2, LOCAL3, LOCAL4, LOCAL5, LOCAL6, LOCAL7. The default is AUTH. +.It Cm TCPKeepAlive +Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the +other side. +If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one +of the machines will be properly noticed. +However, this means that +connections will die if the route is down temporarily, and some people +find it annoying. +On the other hand, if TCP keepalives are not sent, +sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving +.Dq ghost +users and consuming server resources. +.Pp +The default is +.Dq yes +(to send TCP keepalive messages), and the server will notice +if the network goes down or the client host crashes. +This avoids infinitely hanging sessions. +.Pp +To disable TCP keepalive messages, the value should be set to +.Dq no . .It Cm UseDNS Specifies whether .Nm sshd