HP-UX Secure Shell A.05.50.013, A.05.50.014, and A.05.50.015 release notes (5900-0900), July 2010

1 HP-UX Secure Shell A.05.50.013, A.05.50.014, and
A.05.50.015
This document discusses the most recent product information for HP-UX Secure Shell versions
A.05.50.013, A.05.50.014, and A.05.50.015 that are supported on HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2,
and HP-UX 11i v3 respectively. This document addresses the following topics:
• “Secure Shell versions on HP-UX” (page 5)
• “New features” (page 5)
• “Defects fixed in OpenSSH5.5p1” (page 6)
• “Known problems and workarounds” (page 6)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell and the Strong Random Number Generator” (page 7)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell resources” (page 8)
• “Prerequisites” (page 8)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell software availability” (page 9)
• “Installing HP-UX Secure Shell” (page 9)
• “HP-UX Secure Shell and chroot environments” (page 10)
• “Frequently asked questions (FAQ)” (page 10)
Announcement
HP-UX Secure Shell version A.05.50 is based on OpenSSH 5.5p1. 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.05.50.013HP-UX 11i v1
HP-UX Secure Shell version A.05.50.014HP-UX 11i v2
HP-UX Secure Shell version A.05.50.015HP-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
HP-UX Secure Shell versions A.05.50 is based on OpenSSH 5.5p1 and includes the following new
feature:
• Support to unbreak sshd_config's AuthorizedKeysFile option for $HOME-relative.
• Fix to include a language tag when sending a protocol-2 disconnection message.
• Fix to enhance certificates used for user authentication for clarity and consistency between
CAs specified using TrustedUserCAKeys and authorized_keys.
• Support for contrib/ssh-copy-id to fail gracefully when there are no keys in the
ssh-agent.
Announcement 5