HP-UX Secure Shell A.05.10.006,A.05.10.007, and A.05.10.008 Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3

1 HP-UX Secure Shell A.05.10.006, A.05.10.007, and
A.05.10.008
This document discusses the most recent product information for HP-UX Secure Shell Versions
A.05.10.006, A.05.10.007, and A.05.10.008 that are supported on HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2,
and HP-UX 11i v3. This document addresses the following topics:
• “Secure Shell Versions on HP-UX” (page 5)
• “New Features” (page 5)
• “Defects Fixed in OpenSSH5.1p1” (page 7)
• “Defects Fixed in HP-UX Secure Shell A.05.10” (page 9)
• “Known Problems and Workarounds” (page 9)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell and the Strong Random Number Generator” (page 10)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell Resources” (page 11)
• “Prerequisites” (page 11)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell Software Availability” (page 12)
• “Installing HP-UX Secure Shell” (page 12)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell and chroot Environments” (page 13)
• “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)” (page 13)
Announcement
HP-UX Secure Shell versions A.05.10.006, A.05.10.007, and A.05.10.008 are based on OpenSSH
5.1p1. HP-UX Secure Shell supports the SSH-1 and SSH-2 protocols and provides secured remote
login, file transfer, and remote command execution.
Secure Shell Versions on HP-UX
Table 1-1 lists the versions of HP-UX Secure Shell products available for HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX
11i v2, and HP-UX 11i v3.
Table 1-1 Availability of Secure Shell Versions on HP-UX
VersionSupported Operating System
HP-UX Secure Shell Version A.05.10.006HP-UX 11i v1
HP-UX Secure Shell Version A.05.10.007HP-UX 11i v2
HP-UX Secure Shell Version A.05.10.008HP-UX 11i v3
Support Notice
HP provides software technical support for HP-UX Secure Shell for the latest, currently shipping
version and the immediately prior version of the product.
New Features
The following new features are introduced in OpenSSH5.1p1. HP-UX Secure Shell versions
A.05.10.006, A.05.10.007, and A.05.10.008 are based on OpenSSH5.1p1 and include these new
features:
• Introduced experimental SSH Fingerprint ASCII Visualization to ssh(1) and ssh-keygen(1).
Visual fingerprinnt display is controlled by a new ssh_config(5) option "VisualHostKey".
The intent is to render SSH host keys in a visual form that is amenable to easy recall and
Announcement 5