[yocto-security] Default dropbear cipers should disallow SHA1

Joseph Reynolds jrey at linux.ibm.com
Tue May 14 08:26:52 PDT 2019


On 2019-05-10 07:36, KAINDL Bernhard wrote:
> Hi Richard, I'm also glad for having this discussion.
> 
> Agreed, uses of SHA1 should be disabled when possible, as only long
> obsolete ssh/ssh-servers with tons of security bugs (and should be
> banned therefore) need it.
> 
> I think you should submit a new patch (with the answers for Richards
> requests in the commit message to have that information recorded in in
> the git commit itself).
> 
> Just for more clarity or correction of your statements, I have a few
> remarks, in case you add them to the commit message.

...snip...

Thanks for the additional information.  I am still learning and this 
helps.

It seems like we are moving in the same direction: To have a default or 
configuration option to disallow "weak" ciphers.

- Joseph

> Best regards,
> Bernhard
> 



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