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16 lines
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diff -up openssh-5.8p1/sshd_config.5.reseed2 openssh-5.8p1/sshd_config.5
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--- openssh-5.8p1/sshd_config.5.reseed2 2011-03-27 19:51:00.881648385 +0200
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+++ openssh-5.8p1/sshd_config.5 2011-03-27 20:01:31.608759007 +0200
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@@ -618,7 +618,10 @@ The default is
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.Dq diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 ,
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.Dq diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 .
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.It Cm KeyRegenerationInterval
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-In protocol version 1, the ephemeral server key is automatically regenerated
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+The time interval between the OpenSSL random generator reseedings. The generator is reseeded
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+to prevent the possibility of estimation the next random values. The rancom generator
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+is not reseeded in the case, that there are no connections.
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+Additionally in protocol version 1, the ephemeral server key is automatically regenerated
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after this many seconds (if it has been used).
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The purpose of regeneration is to prevent
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decrypting captured sessions by later breaking into the machine and
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