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OpenSSH

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OpenSSH debug1: Exit Status 1 - misleading

System: OpenSSH on z/OS Actor: User needing clarification / adjustment of failure message - can be misleading in its current state Description: For all current versions of OpenSSH, we have something like this: Connection to hostname.xyz closed.Tra...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 0 Future consideration

NMI support for OpenSSH SMF record type 119 94-98

We would like to collect SMF records for sftp 119 subtypes 94-98. We are currently using the NMI to collect SMF 119 records and report on them. Can we get these records via the NMI? Seems inconsistent to us to provide some records via the NMI and ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 3 Future consideration

z/OS 2.4 OpenSSH HOS2240 consider changing to debug or info > error: FOTS3002 zsshIcsfMacClear (938): CSFPTRD failed: return code = 8, reason code = 3027

When SSH clients connect to z/OS 2.4 OpenSSH HOS2240 SSHD server, the following error message is seen in /var/syslog/: error: FOTS3002 zsshIcsfMacClear (938): CSFPTRD failed: return code = 8, reason code = 3027 The clients connect successfully wit...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Planned for future release

zOS OpenSSH extended attrs

Hello, Secure file transfers between mainframe ( client ) and remote Windows server ( FreeSSHD) abends with following message: FOTS0883 remote open ("...") : Bad message There were tested two cases:Mainframe -> Wintel file transfers ending with...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Future consideration

Netcat command unavailable to use with ProxyCommand (trying to SFTP thru Proxy Server)

I tried to sftp thru ProxyServer using option ProxyCommand. Using directiver from openssh.org it is advised to use netcat command, which does not exist in Open Ported Tools.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 2 Future consideration

Enhance SERVAUTH to add "ok to transfer" HFS check for SFTP

Today Comm Server always supports a saf check for any attempt made to FTP an HFS/ZFS via the resource EZB.FTP.sysname.ftpdaemonname.ACCESS.HFS . We would like to see a similar call to SAF made for any attempts to transfer an HFS/ZFS via SFTP as well.
about 9 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 2 Future consideration