Mailing List Archive: [Bug 3587] Would OpenSSH consider adding a switch to hide the specific OpenSSH version number?

[Bug 3587] Would OpenSSH consider adding a switch to hide the specific OpenSSH version number?

bugzilla-daemon at mindrot

Jul 7, 2023, 10:39 PM

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3587

Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> ---
what would this achieve?

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[Bug 3587] Would OpenSSH consider adding a switch to hide the specific OpenSSH version number? [ In reply to ]

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Jul 11, 2023, 1:33 AM

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--- Comment #2 from renmingshuai <rmsh1216@163.com> ---
Some scanning software determines whether OpenSSH has certain
vulnerabilities based on the specific version number, even if the
vulnerabilities have been fixed through patches. Hiding specific
version numbers can be scanned through these.

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