[Patch] TCP MD5SIG for OpenSSH

[Malcolm]

Quoting Alex Bligh <alex at alex.org.uk>:

> So could they exchange a secret as part of the session, obviating
> the need for any set up?

If by set up, you mean "the rest of the SSH authentication", then surely not.
 MD5 pre-shared secrets are probably fine for "port-knocking" or even
RST-proofing purposes, but not for authenticating SSH sessions to servers.

=M=