Timing of banner

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Fri, 1 Jul 2011, Scott Neugroschl wrote:

> 
> Quoth Bob Rasmussen:
> > 
> > A user at a Windows PC uses our SSH client software (Anzio) to access
> a
> > Linux sshd. User would like the banner from the server to display
> > BEFORE
> > entering a login name.
> > 
> > According to the SSH spec, this should be allowed. But the OpenSSH
> > source
> > seems to have specifically prevented this. Is there a good reason for
> > this?
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> Please see the "Banner" option in sshd_config(5).

I know how to cause the banner to appear, and am doing that. The question 
is related to the *timing* of the banner. 

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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