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From: joetesta AT hushmail DOT com
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Subject: The security of OpenSSH with cygwin.
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Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 19:09:41 -0800 (PDT)

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Hi --

    I am about to undertake a project using OpenSSH with cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/). 
 Before doing so, I would like to ask if there is anyone who has done any 
security research on this combination already.
    I have never seen any advisories on the BUGTRAQ mailing list, and this 
makes me a little uneasy (generally, I don't trust software that hasn't 
had at least one security fix in its history, unless I am its author =] 
).  I have been trained enough to realize that complexity is security's 
enemy, and using the cygwin library to wrap the UNIX API with the Window's 
API definitely makes things more complex.
    So, I'd like to know how many people have *at least tried* to find holes 
in an OpenSSH-cygwin combo.  I think I would feel a little better if I know 
that an honest attempt was made.  Thanks in advance.


    - Joe Testa

e-mail:   joetesta AT hushmail DOT com
web page: http://hogs.rit.edu/~joet
AIM:      LordSpankatron


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