From: Darren Tucker Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 21:53:20 +0000 (+1000) Subject: Add OpenSSL 1.1.1 to the supported list. X-Git-Tag: V_8_1_P1~243 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cd16aceec148d55088fc8df6be88335578d85258;p=thirdparty%2Fopenssh-portable.git Add OpenSSL 1.1.1 to the supported list. Clarify the language around prngd and egd. --- diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index f1f8f00f3..d0fa00e6c 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ Zlib 1.1.4 or 1.2.1.2 or greater (earlier 1.2.x versions have problems): http://www.gzip.org/zlib/ libcrypto from either of: - - LibreSSL (http://www.libressl.org/) - - OpenSSL 1.0.x >= 1.0.1 or 1.1.0 >= 1.1.0g (http://www.openssl.org/) + - LibreSSL (https://www.libressl.org/) + - OpenSSL (https://www.openssl.org) with any of the following versions: + - 1.0.x >= 1.0.1 or 1.1.0 >= 1.1.0g or any 1.1.1 LibreSSL/OpenSSL should be compiled as a position-independent library (i.e. with -fPIC) otherwise OpenSSH will not be able to link with it. @@ -27,19 +28,20 @@ The remaining items are optional. NB. If you operating system supports /dev/random, you should configure libcrypto (LibreSSL/OpenSSL) to use it. OpenSSH relies on libcrypto's -direct support of /dev/random, or failing that, either prngd or egd +direct support of /dev/random, or failing that, either prngd or egd. PRNGD: If your system lacks kernel-based random collection, the use of Lutz -Jaenicke's PRNGd is recommended. +Jaenicke's PRNGd is recommended. It requires that libcrypto be configured +to support it. http://prngd.sourceforge.net/ EGD: -If the kernel lacks /dev/random the Entropy Gathering Daemon (EGD) is -supported only if libcrypto supports it. +The Entropy Gathering Daemon (EGD) suppports the same interface as prngd. +It also supported only if libcrypto is configured to support it. http://egd.sourceforge.net/