[olug] SSH v1 vs SSH v2 (was: Re: Another SSH Configuration Question|)

[Daniel Linder]

I (Daniel Linder) wrote:
> V1 is older and more widely
> supported, but if you are the only one getting onto the machine, then V2
> is the way to go whenever possible.
>
> If I remember correctly (IIRC), the V1 protocol had some security issues
> which made it easier to break into.  V2 corrected these and added some
> extra security features (added AES encryption and some enhanced port
> forwarding if I remember correctly).

Brian Roberson said:
> Don't let Mathew Marsh ( Nebraska cert chief scientist ) find you in a
> dark
> alley - he is passionately against everything you just said :)

(I have known Matthew for a few years now, so I know he knows a little bit
about network security...*cough* http://www.paksecured.com/ *cough*)

So, what "law" did I break in my above comments? ;-)

Dan