- markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2000/12/12 14:45:21

[sshd.c]
     source port < 1024 is no longer required for rhosts-rsa since it
     adds no additional security.
   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2000/12/12 16:11:49
     [ssh.1 ssh.c]
     rhosts-rsa is no longer automagically disabled if ssh is not privileged.
     UsePrivilegedPort=no disables rhosts-rsa _only_ for old servers.
     these changes should not change the visible default behaviour of the ssh client.

ChangeLog

@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
    - deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org 2000/12/13 06:36:05
      [pty.c]
      KNF
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2000/12/12 14:45:21
+     [sshd.c]
+     source port < 1024 is no longer required for rhosts-rsa since it
+     adds no additional security.
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2000/12/12 16:11:49
+     [ssh.1 ssh.c]
+     rhosts-rsa is no longer automagically disabled if ssh is not privileged.
+     UsePrivilegedPort=no disables rhosts-rsa _only_ for old servers.
+     these changes should not change the visible default behaviour of the ssh client.
 
 20001213
  - (djm) Make sure we reset the SIGPIPE disposition after we fork. Report

ssh.1

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.71 2000/12/07 04:24:59 djm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.72 2000/12/12 23:11:48 markus Exp $
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSH 1
 .Os
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ not permit connections from privileged ports.
 Note that this option turns off
 .Cm RhostsAuthentication
 and
-.Cm RhostsRSAAuthentication .
+.Cm RhostsRSAAuthentication
+for older servers.
 .It Fl q
 Quiet mode.
 Causes all warning and diagnostic messages to be suppressed.
@@ -948,7 +949,8 @@ Note that setting this option to
 turns off
 .Cm RhostsAuthentication
 and
-.Cm RhostsRSAAuthentication .
+.Cm RhostsRSAAuthentication
+for older servers.
 .It Cm User
 Specifies the user to log in as.
 This can be useful if you have a different user name on different machines.

ssh.c

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.75 2000/11/30 07:02:35 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.77 2000/12/12 23:11:48 markus Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/dsa.h>
@@ -575,11 +575,10 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
 	if (!options.use_privileged_port) {
 #else
 	if (original_effective_uid != 0 || !options.use_privileged_port) {
-		debug("Rhosts Authentication methods disabled, "
-		    "originating port will not be trusted.");
 #endif
+		debug("Rhosts Authentication disabled, "
+		    "originating port will not be trusted.");
 		options.rhosts_authentication = 0;
-		options.rhosts_rsa_authentication = 0;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * If using rsh has been selected, exec it now (without trying
@@ -602,15 +601,11 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
 	/* Restore our superuser privileges. */
 	restore_uid();
 
-	/*
+	/* Open a connection to the remote host. */
-	 * Open a connection to the remote host.  This needs root privileges
-	 * if rhosts_{rsa_}authentication is enabled.
-	 */
 
 	ok = ssh_connect(host, &hostaddr, options.port,
 	    options.connection_attempts,
-			 !options.rhosts_authentication &&
+	    original_effective_uid != 0 || !options.use_privileged_port,
-			 !options.rhosts_rsa_authentication,
 	    original_real_uid,
 	    options.proxy_command);
 

sshd.c

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: sshd.c,v 1.136 2000/12/05 16:47:28 todd Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: sshd.c,v 1.137 2000/12/12 21:45:21 markus Exp $");
 
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 #include "rsa.h"
@@ -1119,18 +1119,17 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
 
 	sshd_exchange_identification(sock_in, sock_out);
 	/*
-	 * Check that the connection comes from a privileged port.  Rhosts-
+	 * Check that the connection comes from a privileged port.
-	 * and Rhosts-RSA-Authentication only make sense from priviledged
+	 * Rhosts-Authentication only makes sense from priviledged
 	 * programs.  Of course, if the intruder has root access on his local
 	 * machine, he can connect from any port.  So do not use these
 	 * authentication methods from machines that you do not trust.
 	 */
 	if (remote_port >= IPPORT_RESERVED ||
 	    remote_port < IPPORT_RESERVED / 2) {
-		debug("Rhosts Authentication methods disabled, "
+		debug("Rhosts Authentication disabled, "
 		    "originating port not trusted.");
 		options.rhosts_authentication = 0;
-		options.rhosts_rsa_authentication = 0;
 	}
 #ifdef KRB4
 	if (!packet_connection_is_ipv4() &&