[lugm.org] Why you need to schedule a downtime to upgrade to OpenSSH 6.5

[Avinash Meetoo]

Thanks for telling us, Logan.

I'll definitely upgrade OpenSSH on my Linux servers as soon as the new
version is available.

Avinash
On Nov 21, 2013 10:32 AM, "Loganaden Velvindron" <gnukid1 at yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Following the recent allegations made by Edward Snowden concerning massive
> NSA surveillance[0],
> we have been working on making substancial changes to OpenSSH and other
> critical components. We've implemented a new cipher known as
> chacha20/poly1305[1].
>
> We believe that this cipher is free from NSA influence, and that the
> design has been vigourously peer reviewed.
>
> We strongly believe that it's very important for people to already start
> preparing for the upgrade by scheduling downtime windows for a smooth
> transition for the upcoming OpenSSH 6.5 release.
>
> Kind regards,
> //Logan
> C-x-C-c
>
> [0] http://cryptome.org/2013/09/nsa-bullrun-brief-propublica-13-0905.pdf (page
> 4).
> [1] http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=138499475823794&w=2
>
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