OpenSSH 5.3 is now available | Linux Today

OpenSSH 5.3 is now available

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 4, 2009

“Changes since OpenSSH 5.2
=========================

OpenSSH 5.3 has just been released. It will be available from the
mirrors listed at http://www.openssh.com/ shortly.

OpenSSH is a 100% complete SSH protocol version 1.3, 1.5 and 2.0
implementation and includes sftp client and server support.

General Bugfixes:

* Do not limit home directory paths to 256 characters. bz#1615
* Several minor documentation and correctness fixes. Portable
OpenSSH Bugfixes:
* This release removes for support for very old versions of Cygwin
and for Windows 95/98/ME
* Move the deletion of PAM credentials on logout to after the
session close. bz#1534
* Make PrintLastLog work on AIX. bz#1595
* Avoid compile errors on FreeBSD from conflicts in glob.h.
bz#1634

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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