OpenSSH 6.8 Is a Major Release that Contains Numerous New Features and Bugfixes

Posted by hanuca on Mar 19, 2015 7:05 AM EDT
Softpedia; By Marius Nestor
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OpenSSH, the world’s most popular open-source, 100% complete SSH (Secure Shell) protocol that also includes SFTP (Secure FTP) client and server support, has been updated today to version 6.8. This release includes a great number of new features and many bug fixes to make OpenSSH more reliable and stable than ever.

Prominent features of OpenSSH 6.8 include a new FingerprintHash option, experimental host key rotation support, a new ssh_config HostbasedKeyType option, SSH protocol v.1 workaround for the Meyer, new sshd_config PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes and HostbasedAcceptedKeyTypes options, a new RevokedHostKeys option, as well as a -G option.

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