Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of SecureShell

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10/10/08 02:59:26 (2 years ago)
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alonbl
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Added puttysc and PKCS#11 notes

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    33On Windows you can use putty to establish secure shell connections with smart card authentication. 
    4 The normal putty doesn't have smart card support, but if you install the [http://www.opensc-project.org/scb/ smart card bundle], 
    5 it contains OpenSSL, OpenSC and a version of Putty with smart card support. 
     4The normal putty doesn't have smart card support, but if you install the [http://www.joebar.ch/puttysc/ PuTTY SC], 
     5it contains PKCS!#11 support for Putty. 
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    7 On Linux and Mac OS X you can use OpenSSH. OpenSSH does support smart card authentication, but only 
    8 if the support for OpenSC is enabled during compile time. Most distributions however ship a binary 
    9 package that does not include OpenSC support. You can simply download the source code or source 
    10 rpm package, and recompile it using "configure --with-opensc=/usr".  
     7On Linux and Mac OS X you can use OpenSSH. OpenSSH does support smart card authentication, you have 
     8two alternatives: 
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     10 * Mainline - only if the support for OpenSC is enabled during compile time. Most distributions however ship a binary package that does not include OpenSC support. You can simply download the source code or source rpm package, and recompile it using "configure --with-opensc=/usr".  
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     12 * PKCS!#11 - external patch available from [http://alon.barlev.googlepages.com/openssh-pkcs11 here], this works with most smartcards, even ones that are not supported directly by OpenSC project. 
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    1214Note that OpenSSH has a small issue: the "ssh" command does not ask for the smart card pin.