-c none option

mouring at etoh.eviladmin.org mouring at etoh.eviladmin.org
Sun Dec 9 16:50:41 EST 2001


This sems like a bullshit reason to add -c none. In those countries the
POSESSION  of ssh even if you don't use the higher encryptions is illegal.

- Ben

On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Gary E. Miller wrote:

> Yo Corinna!
>
> Having something available is not good enough.  Crypto use in many
> countries could mean jail.  I know people that have been outside the
> US using crypto and told by the local government to cease and desist
> or be arrested.
>
> Until we have steganography as an option for SSH there will be a need
> for authentication only.
>
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>
> > > Supporting cipher=none with MAC'd packets might make it legal to use ssh
> > > in some countries where it couldn't otherwise be used, and while it would
> >
> > Just because an encryption implementation couldn't be exported from
> > the US, it doesn't mean they weren't available.  That would mean
> > that there were no developers outside of the US ;-)
>
>
>
> RGDS
> GARY
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