12-11-2006
commercial SSH vs. OpenSSH
I'm not sure if this is appropriate for the forum, but I figured it was security related, so here goes...
I'm writing an anlaysis for my group about moving some of the old internet protocols (rsh, rlogin, etc...) to the SSH suite of tools. An outside security group recommended a commercial version of SSH (Tectia), but I'm not sure that it's worth paying for. I have lots of previous experience with OpenSSH, and I was wondering if the commercial version offered anything more than the open-source version. I understand that the open-source version does not use patented algorithms. Am I losing any level of security by using the open-source version over the commercial version?
Any info would be greatly appreciated!!
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net::openssh::compat
Net::OpenSSH::Compat(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Net::OpenSSH::Compat(3pm)
NAME
Net::OpenSSH::Compat - Compatibility modules for Net::OpenSSH
SYNOPSIS
use Net::OpenSSH::Compat 'Net::SSH2';
use Net::OpenSSH::Compat 'Net::SSH::Perl';
DESCRIPTION
This package contains a set of adapter modules that run on top of Net::OpenSSH providing the APIs of other SSH modules available from CPAN.
Currently, there are adapters available for Net::SSH2 and Net::SSH::Perl. Adapters for Net::SSH and Net::SFTP are planned... maybe also for
Net::SCP and Net::SCP::Expect if somebody request them.
BUGS AND SUPPORT
This is a work in progress.
If you find any bug fill a report at the CPAN RT bugtracker (https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Create.html?Queue=Net-OpenSSH-Compat
<https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Create.html?Queue=Net-OpenSSH-Compat>) or just send me an e-mail with the details.
Git repository
The source code repository is at https://github.com/salva/p5-Net-OpenSSH-Compat <https://github.com/salva/p5-Net-OpenSSH-Compat>.
My wishlist
If you like this module and you're feeling generous, take a look at my Amazon Wish List: <http://amzn.com/w/1WU1P6IR5QZ42>
Also consider contributing to the OpenSSH project this module builds upon: <http://www.openssh.org/donations.html>.
SEE ALSO
Net::OpenSSH, Net::OpenSSH::Compat::SSH2, Net::OpenSSH::Compat::Perl.
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2011 by Salvador Fandino (sfandino@yahoo.com)
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.10.1 or,
at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.
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