X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/putty/blobdiff_plain/6de8ca59ff2205da724e7172e852bc077c2e5034..8e97579565606eb5386c85717640ee534a8606dc:/doc/config.but?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but index 4193681f..6af3546e 100644 --- a/doc/config.but +++ b/doc/config.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.41 2002/09/23 09:55:11 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.42 2002/09/26 18:37:33 simon Exp $ \C{config} Configuring PuTTY @@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ server, communication will fail. This is an SSH2-specific bug. -\S{config-ssh-bug-ssh} \q{Requires padding on SSH2 RSA signatures} +\S{config-ssh-bug-sig} \q{Requires padding on SSH2 RSA signatures} \cfg{winhelp-topic}{ssh.bugs.rsapad2} @@ -2024,6 +2024,23 @@ to talking to OpenSSH. This is an SSH2-specific bug. +\S{config-ssh-bug-dhgex} \q{Chokes on Diffie-Hellman group exchange} + +\cfg{winhelp-topic}{ssh.bugs.dhgex2} + +We have anecdotal evidence that some SSH servers claim to be able to +perform Diffie-Hellman group exchange, but fail to actually do so +when PuTTY tries to. If your SSH2 sessions spontaneously close +immediately after opening the PuTTY window, it might be worth +enabling the workaround for this bug to see if it helps. + +We have no hard evidence that any specific version of specific +server software reliably demonstrates this bug. Therefore, PuTTY +will never \e{assume} a server has this bug; if you want the +workaround, you need to enable it manually. + +This is an SSH2-specific bug. + \H{config-file} Storing configuration in a file PuTTY does not currently support storing its configuration in a file