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changelog updates for 2013.57
author Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au>
date Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:51:27 +0800
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1 2013.57 - 1 2013.57 - Monday 15 April 2013
2 2
3 - Improved initial connection time particularly with high latency connections. 3 - Decreased connection setup time particularly with high latency connections,
4 The number of round trips has been reduced for both client and server. 4 the number of round trips has been reduced for both client and server.
5 CPU time hasn't been changed. 5 CPU time hasn't been changed.
6 6
7 - Client will attempt to send an initial key exchange packet to save a round 7 - Client will send an initial key exchange guess to save a round trip.
8 trip. Dropbear implements an extension [email protected] to allow 8 Dropbear implements an extension [email protected] to allow the first
9 the first packet guess to succeed in wider circumstances than the standard 9 packet guess to succeed in wider circumstances than the standard behaviour.
10 behaviour. When communicating with other implementations the standard 10 When communicating with other implementations the standard behaviour is used.
11 behaviour is used.
12 11
13 - Client side: when public key or password authentication with 12 - Client side: when public key or password authentication with
14 $DROPBEAR_PASSWORD is used, an initial authentication request will 13 $DROPBEAR_PASSWORD is used an initial authentication request will
15 be sent immediately rather than querying the list of available methods. 14 be sent immediately rather than querying the list of available methods.
16 This behaviour is enabled by CLI_IMMEDIATE_AUTH option (on by default), 15 This behaviour is enabled by CLI_IMMEDIATE_AUTH option (on by default),
17 please let the Dropbear author know if it causes any interoperability 16 please let the Dropbear author know if it causes any interoperability
18 problems. 17 problems.
19 18
20 - Implement client escape characters ~. (terminate session) and 19 - Implement client escape characters ~. (terminate session) and
21 ~^Z (background session) 20 ~^Z (background session)
22 21
23 - Server will more reliably clean up utmp when connection is closed 22 - Server will more reliably clean up utmp when connection is closed, reported by
23 Mattias Walstr�m
24 24
25 - Don't crash if /dev/urandom isn't writable (RHEL5), thanks to Scott Case 25 - Don't crash if /dev/urandom isn't writable (RHEL5), thanks to Scott Case
26 26
27 - Add "-y -y" client option to skip host key checking, thanks to Hans Harder 27 - Add "-y -y" client option to skip host key checking, thanks to Hans Harder
28 28
29 - scp didn't work properly on systems using vfork(), thanks to Frank Van Uffelen 29 - scp didn't work properly on systems using vfork(), thanks to Frank Van Uffelen
30 30
31 - Added IUTF8 terminal mode support. Not yet standardised though seems that it 31 - Added IUTF8 terminal mode support (Linux and Mac OS). Not standardised yet
32 will soon be 32 though probably will be soon
33 33
34 - Some verbose DROPBEAR_TRACE output is now hidden unless $DROPBEAR_TRACE2 34 - Some verbose DROPBEAR_TRACE output is now hidden unless $DROPBEAR_TRACE2
35 enviroment variable is set 35 enviroment variable is set
36
37 - Fix using asymmetric MAC algorithms (broke in )
38
39 - Renamed configure.in to configure.ac to quieten autoconf, from Mike Frysinger
36 40
37 2013.56 - Thursday 21 March 2013 41 2013.56 - Thursday 21 March 2013
38 42
39 - Allow specifying cipher (-c) and MAC (-m) lists for dbclient 43 - Allow specifying cipher (-c) and MAC (-m) lists for dbclient
40 44