Re: OpenSSH SHA-1 deprecation, developing FAQ, etc

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On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 06:58:51PM +0100, Daniel Pocock wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I put some comments on the OpenSSH mailing list[1] about UpdateHostKeys
> and other SHA-1 related changes.
> 
> The OpenSSH release notes simply tell people to update OpenSSH.  In
> practice, people who use distributions like Fedora, RHEL and CentOS are
> going to wait for a package.  Security conscious users who can't
> completely disable ssh may use the MACs parameter in ssh_config,
> sshd_config or both.
> 
> What does it mean from a Fedora perspective?  For example:
> 
> - did anybody already write any wiki page, FAQ or guide for Fedora users
> to navigate the SHA-1 issue in SSH?
> 
> - will Fedora be more proactive than upstream in disabling SHA-1 or will
> Fedora simply follow the timeline from upstream?

I really hope we don't remove the ability to connect to old servers
(eg. running RHEL 5).  At the moment you have to opt-in by setting the
crypto-policy to LEGACY and running update-crypto-policies(8), which
is bearable.

Rich.

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