Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 15:43:41 -0800 (PST) From: Slackware Security Team <security@slackware.com> To: slackware-security@slackware.com Subject: [slackware-security] OpenSSL and OpenSSH now available in Slackware Linux OpenSSL and OpenSSH now available in Slackware Linux Slackware Linux is pleased to announce the addition of the OpenSSL cryptography libraries and the highly acclaimed OpenSSH suite of network connectivity tools. Users of Slackware 7.1 and -current can enjoy these new packages by downloading them from our current developmental tree and installing them on their systems. OpenSSL brings new cryptography support to the base Slackware Linux installation. Users can now enable SSL-programs at compile time and add https software to their systems through the use of mod_ssl (available seperately). OpenSSL also provides the libraries on which OpenSSH is built. More information about OpenSSL can be obtained from their official web site: http://www.openssl.org/ OpenSSH enables secure communications between networked machines. Users can now enjoy ssh capabilities out of the box. OpenSSH offers alternatives to telnet, rsh, rlogin, and ftp. More information can be obtained from the official web site: http://www.openssh.com/ The OpenSSL and OpenSSH packages are part of the "-current" branch of Slackware Linux and will be in the next official release. Experienced users are encouraged to download and try new packages from -current. The following packages make up the new OpenSSL and OpenSSH additions: a1/ossllibs.tgz The OpenSSL shared libraries (REQUIRED) n1/openssl.tgz The full OpenSSL installation, with development support n1/openssh.tgz OpenSSH server and clients n1/tcpip1.tgz New base TCP/IP package with support for starting OpenSSH at boot time. Users can download these new packages from: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slakware/ For security purposes, here are the correct 128-bit MD5 message digests for the new packages: f9f74c959c01f81a69bb15a15f6aa084 a1/ossllibs.tgz 3e90aa21984eecb08f454141dd41625c n1/openssl.tgz b1c9a6b27a78949b6c824cab84286d17 n1/openssh.tgz 883c0bd36e38e12f6a9a5b73e13622be n1/tcpip1.tgz Enjoy! -- The Slackware Linux Development Team http://www.slackware.com/