Download OpenSSH through secure channel?

[Ren Siyuan]

I am trying to download a version of OpenSSH newer than the one preinstalled with my OS. But sadly I find that I can only download it through *unsecured* plain http/ftp/rsync protocol, vulnerable to attacks by anyone in the network path. It is odd that *the* software about security and encryption across untrusted network is distributed to everyone insecurely and not encrypted. Is there any future plan to distribute OpenSSH over secured channel, such as https?