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Re: ssh host name selection
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- Subject: Re: ssh host name selection
- From: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:49:23 +0200
- References: <F101iGXix4A2DreBBsQ00000007@hotmail.com>
On Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 11:27:29PM -0700, Karl M wrote:
> Hi All...
>
> I recall ssh-1.2.xx having code in it which looked at the program name by
> which ssh was invoked. If the name was not on a list in the code, then the
> program name was used as the host name. Does OpenSSH have this feature? On a
> quick look through the code, I didn't see it.
That "feature" (which basically is a security hole) has been dropped
since OpenSSH-2.5.1.
Corinna
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