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Date:      Sun, 7 Aug 2016 16:21:05 +0300
From:      Andrey Chernov <ache@freebsd.org>
To:        Slawa Olhovchenkov <slw@zxy.spb.ru>
Cc:        Bruce Simpson <bms@fastmail.net>, Oliver Pinter <oliver.pinter@hardenedbsd.org>, svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, =?UTF-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=c3=b8rgrav?= <des@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r303716 - head/crypto/openssh
Message-ID:  <7237f5e6-fd65-a7e5-7751-4ed1c464b39a@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20160807125227.GC22212@zxy.spb.ru>
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On 07.08.2016 15:52, Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote:
>> You should address your complains to original openssh author instead, it
>> was his decision to get rid of weak algos. In my personal opinion, if
>> your hardware is outdated, just drop it out.
> 
> Hardware outdated by outdated main function, not by outdated ssh
> upstream.

There are too many reason for outdating hardware without losing its main
function in real world. But I don't want to conduct a lecture. As I
already say, it is just my personal opinion.

> 
>> We can't turn our security
>> team into compatibility team, by constantly restoring removed code, such
>> code quickly becomes outdated and may add new security holes even being
>> inactive.
> 
> What is security hole by present this ciphers in _client_?

It is obvious, but it will be better for you to ask openssh author about
his decisions, I have no intention to act like explainer of his action.





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