Re: sshd_config 1.35 commit

"Mike Jakubik" <mikej_at_rogers.com> writes:
> When choosing ssh v2 and keyboard-interactive authentication in SecureCRT I
> have to enter the password twice (it doesnt work the first time) and I can
> not save the password. You think this is better than the old behavior?

The old behaviour is to allow clients to bypass the PAM policy.

>                                                                        What
> better ssh software is there than SecureCRT? I dont like putty.

That's your problem.

>                                                                  I'm not
> going to memorize all my clients logins, and waste time typing them in. Its
> a pain in the ass and a waste of time. How come this PAM circumvention

I agree.  That's why I use key authentication.  Maybe you should too.

>                                        How come this PAM circumvention
> wasnt a problem before?

It's always been a problem, for as long as OpenSSH has supported PAM.

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