copSSH Changelog

What's new in copSSH 4.1.0.1000

May 26, 2011
  • CHANGES FROM VERSION 4.0.4 1.
  • SECURITY UPDATE - OpenSSL 0.9.8r OCSP stapling vulnerability in OpenSSL. Incorrectly formatted ClientHello handshake messages could cause OpenSSL to parse past the end of the message. See http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20110208.txt for details.
  • UPDATED - COPSSH Control Panel 2.1.0 2.1.
  • NEW - Managmement framework for public key authentication (PKA) Public key authentication (PKA) allows a user to connect to the Copssh server without sending a password over the Internet. PKA uses a key pair: a private key and a public key. The private key represents user's identity and should be kept in a secure place and protected with a passphrase. The corresponding public key is automatically added to the list of public keys accepted by the user on the Copssh server. Copssh Control Panel is now updated with a management framework for PKA administration: - Wizard for creation of key pairs: Select key types rsa, dsa and ecdsa with supported keylengths, save private keys with an optional passphrase and add the public key to the list of authorized keys. - Remove a public key from the list of authorized keys. - Update comment and/or options fields of a public key NB! This is just an attempt to make PKA setup easier. If you are a seasoned PKA veteran, you can update the underlying system files directly according to your requirements. 2.2. UPDATED - User Activation Wizard It's been observed that auto-populating the user list from domains with many users is very time consuming and leads to hangs and problems. User Activation wizard uses now a text entry field for domain users or if the local host is a domain controller. Auto-populated user list is still the preferred way to select local users on hosts which are not domain controllers.

New in copSSH 1.4.3 (Oct 17, 2007)

  • UPDATED - openssh 4.7p1
  • Security bugs resolved in this release: Prevent ssh(1) from using a trusted X11 cookie if creation of an untrusted cookie fails.
  • UPDATED - copsshadm 1.0.3.1
  • 14-char passwords for 'sshd' and 'SvcCOPSSH' accounts
  • Improved support for localized groups (Experimental)
  • NEW - d2u and u2d tools
  • UPDATED - many core utils