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Old 10-29-2005, 01:01 PM   #1
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Is openssl used by openssh?


If I am not running apache with SSL do I need openssl installed? I use openssh, so will ssh still work without ssl?
 
Old 10-29-2005, 02:30 PM   #2
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Apache uses mod_ssl along with openssl. You still need openssl for ssh.

From their installation instructions on their homepage: ftp://ftp.ca.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD...rtable/INSTALL
 
Old 10-30-2005, 06:36 AM   #3
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thanks.
 
Old 10-30-2005, 09:22 AM   #4
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What if a machine is only using ssh for client activities (ie not running sshd)? Is openssl still needed then?
 
Old 10-30-2005, 09:37 AM   #5
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What if a machine is only using ssh for client activities (ie not running sshd)? Is openssl still needed then?
As far as I know, yes as the ssh client is bundled together for *nix clients. Is there a way around this, probably but I'm no programmer. What's the reason you don't want openssl? It's small and doesn't nearly make a dent in anything when it is, it's actually a good thing to have installed on a system, any system for not just ssh to work and function properly.
 
Old 10-30-2005, 12:31 PM   #6
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As far as I know, yes as the ssh client is bundled together for *nix clients. Is there a way around this, probably but I'm no programmer. What's the reason you don't want openssl? It's small and doesn't nearly make a dent in anything when it is, it's actually a good thing to have installed on a system, any system for not just ssh to work and function properly.
Ok, good point. I also was reading up at openssh.org and found everything is basically bundled together (client, daemon, keygen, etc) so I will just turn of the daemon but keep it installed.
 
  


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