From 20297b51bddc7f28a16de78d005cc5eb91477e1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Josefsson Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:10:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add, from README. --- NEWS | 262 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 262 insertions(+) create mode 100644 NEWS diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5973908 --- /dev/null +++ b/NEWS @@ -0,0 +1,262 @@ +Version +------------ + + added the following functions for non-blocking operations: (Daniel Stenberg) + libssh2_channel_readnb_ex() + libssh2_channel_writenb_ex() + libssh2_sftp_readnb() + libssh2_sftp_writenb() + + added (a few) man pages in docs/ (Daniel Stenberg) + + maximum SSH packet size is now some 35000 bytes + + private include files are now in src/ and only public headers are in include/ + (Daniel Stenberg) + + automake and libtool are being used (increased portability) (Daniel Stenberg) + + fixed OpenSSL detection using pkg-config (Daniel Stenberg) + + simple self test added to tests/ (Simon Josefsson) + + Libgcrypt can now be used instead of OpenSSL if you specify --with-libgcrypt + (Simon Josefsson) + + fixed a memory leak in the packet handling (Dan Fandrich) + + made libssh2 build with OpenSSL 0.9.6 (Dan Fandrich) + +Version 0.14 +------------ + + Plug leaks in EVP cipher init/shutdown. (Selcuk Gueney) + + Allow socket_fd == 0 in libssh2_session_startup(). (puudeli) + + Swap ordering of packet_add/packet-inspection to avoid inspect after free. (Selcuk) + + Swap KEX_INIT ordering, send our KEX_INIT first. + + Add check for oportunistic KEX_INIT packets. Burn bad guess if necessary. + + Fix OpenSSL detection using pkg-config. (Dan Casey) + +Version 0.13 +------------ + + Fixed channel not being marked closed when CHANNEL_CLOSE package cannot be sent. (David Robins) + + Fixed payload packet allocation bug when invalid packet length received. (David Robins) + + Fixed `make install' target for MacOSX. + + Add terminating NULL character to readlink()/realpath() results. + + BugFix#1436593: Apply build options for HPUX targets. + +Version 0.12 +------------ + + Added support for publickey subsytem (not the same as publickey auth). + + Fix x11_req. Multiple packet_len issues and error handling logic. + (Thanks Simon Hart) + + Fix generation of 'e' portion of Diffie-Hellman keyset. + Use appropriate order for BN_rand() rather than fixed group1-specific value. + + Re-fixed libssh2_sftp_rename_ex() + Transport had right packet_len, but sftp layer still had extra 4 bytes. + + Fixed build with newer OpenSSL headers. + + Added extern "C" declarations to libssh2_sftp.h for C++ compatability. + +Version 0.11 +------------ + + Added libssh2_chnnale_get_exit_status() -- Mikhail + + Added libssh2_channel_wait_closed() -- Mikhail + + Added libssh2_userauth_keyboard_interactive_ex() -- Mikhail + + Added libssh2_channel_receive_window_adjust() to be able to increase the size of the receive window. + + Added queueing for small window_adjust packets to avoid unnecessary packet conversation. + + Fixed libssh2_sftp_rename_ex() to only send flags parameter if version >= 5 negotiated + (not currently possible, but will be and might as well keep the API consistent). + +Version 0.10 +------------ + + Added developer debugging hooks. See --enable-debug-* options to ./configure + + Ignore extended data in the SFTP layer. With no other mechanism to deal with that data it'd just fill up and get stuck. + + (Re)Fixed channel_write() to provide an opportunity for window space to become available again. + + (Re)Fixed SFTP INIT to send the correct SFTP packet length. + + Fixed segfault when client and host can't agree on a hostkey/crypt/mac/comp method. (Thanks puudeli) + + Fixed major issue with sftp packet buffering mechanism. Using wrong blocking semantics. (No puudeli, YOU the man) + + Reduced busy-looping of libssh2_sftp_packet_requirev. + +Version 0.9 +----------- + + Changed blocking_read to only block as much as necessary and not an arbitrary length of time. (Thanks Felix) + + Fixed SFTP INIT/VERSION to exclude request_id and send correct maximum version number. + + Fixed SFTP to be properly BC with version 1 and 2 servers. + + Fixed libssh2_poll() to recognized closed sessions/channels. + + Fixed libssh2_channel_write_ex() to fully block when set to blocking mode. Return actual bytes written as well. (Thanks deadem) + + Added tests for -lm and -lsocket and add them when necessary. + + Added libssh2_channel_window_read_ex() and libssh2_channel_window_write_ex() + for examining the ssh transport windowing states. + +Version 0.8 +----------- + + Fix potential segfault in compression/decompression. + + Fix compatability with older versions of OpenSSL + + Swapped order of none,zlib compression modes to prefer no compression by default. + + Added sys/uio.h for platforms (FBSD) which need it in order to define struct iovec. + + Added libssh2_poll() to check status of sockets/channels/listeners. + + Removed unnecessary inclusion of stdio.h (holdover from debugging) + +Version 0.7 +----------- + + Added libssh2_userauth_hostbased_fromfile_ex() for authenticating from hostkey. + + Added configure recognition for MacOSX (Darwin) (Thanks Gabe) + + Fixed extended data identification in libssh2_channel_read(). + + Fixed window adjust code. Hadn't acknowledged adjustments correctly. + + Removed initial_window_size requirement for sending window adjust packet. + + +Version 0.6 +----------- + + Added LIBSSH2_FLAG_SIGPIPE to enable/disable SIGPIPE generated by send()/recv() calls. Default off. + + Added libssh2_session_flag() to set optional session flags. + + Collapsed exchanging_keys/newkeys/authenticated flags into single state attribute. + + Fix zlib compression issue when internal buffer state misses partial sync. + + Fix segfault when libssh2_session_methods() is called prior to session_startup(). + + Fixed client to server channel windowing. Pervent send queue overruns. + + Swapped banner send/receive order (send first, then wait for response). + +Version 0.5 +----------- + + *** BC Break *** + Reimplemented libssh2_session_methods() to match libssh2_session_method_pref() style + + Fixed libssh2_attr2bin() (effects any setstat style call). + + Fixed authenticating with encrypted private key. + + Fixed authenticating via ssh-dss public key. + + Fixed KEX_INIT cookie and packet padding to use actual random data + + Added DESTDIR support to makefiles (Adam Gołębiowski -- I hope that character set translates right) + + Added libssh2_channel_forward_listen_ex(), libssh2_channel_forward_cancel(), and libssh2_channel_forward_accept(). + + Added ./configure option '--disable-gex-new' to allow using the older group-exchange format + + Added MAC methods hmac-md5 and hmac-md5-96. + +Version 0.4 +----------- + + Fixed crash when trying to free sftp_dirhandle data from a filehandle struct. + + Fixed leak in sftp_open_ex(), handle->handle not freed in handle_close(). + + Fixed leak in sftp_symlink_ex(), result for READLINK and REALPATH not freed unless there was an error. + + Added libssh2_banner_set(), specify an arbitrary banner to send on introduction. + +Version 0.3 +----------- + + Fixed libssh2_channel_read_ex(). Packet loop initialized BEFORE transport polled for new packets (should have been after). + + Fixed blocking issues in scp_send()/scp_recv(). + + Fixed degree of indirection in macerror callback. + + Changed packet read mechanism to use a fixed buffer and avoid unnecessary alloc/free calls. (especially while non-block looping) + + Added channel close callback. + + Added SFTP support (Using its own header file: libssh2_sftp.h) + +Version 0.2 +----------- + + Changed extended data ignorance mechanism: + libssh2_channel_ignore_extended_data() changed to libssh2_channel_handle_extended_data() + Macro introduced for backward compatability during beta phase. + *** THE LIBSSH2_CHANNEL_IGNORE_EXTENDED_DATA() MACRO WILL BE REMOVED PRIOR TO 1.0 RELEASE *** + libssh2_channel_handle_extended_data() may be passed one of three "ignore_mode" constants + LIBSSH2_CHANNEL_EXTENDED_DATA_NONE Default behavior, queue ED packets and return them with read_ex + LIBSSH2_CHANNEL_EXTENDED_DATA_IGNORE Equivalent to libssh2_channel_ignore_extended_data() + IGNORE will implicitly flush the extended data stream(s) + LIBSSH2_CHANNEL_EXTENDED_DATA_MERGE Calls to channel_read() will check both the standard data stream + and the extended data stream(s) for the first available packet + + Changed libssh2_session_disconnect_ex() to return an error code when alloc fails + + Added libssh2_channel_flush_ex() and basic macros: ..._flush() ..._flush_stderr() + flush_ex accepts either the streamid (0 for standard data, 1 for stderr) or one of the two following constants: + LIBSSH2_CHANNEL_FLUSH_ALL Flush all streams + LIBSSH2_CHANNEL_FLUSH_EXTENDED_DATA Flush all streams EXCEPT the standard data stream + + Added libssh2_session_callback_set() for setting ignore/debug/disconnect/macerror callbacks + + Added libssh2_session_method_pref() to selectively set methods and method preferences. + + Added libssh2_session_methods() to determine what methods were negotiated. + + Added libssh2_session_abstract() for retreiving &session->abstract + + Added libssh2_session_last_error() for retreiving error codes/messages + +Version 0.1 +----------- + + Initial Release: + KEX methods: diffie-hellman-group14-sha1, diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1, diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 + Hostkey methods: ssh-rsa, ssh-dss + Cipher methods: aes256-cbc, rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se, aes192-cbc, aes128-cbc, blowfish-cbc, arcfour, cast128-cbc, 3des-cbc, none* + Compression methods: zlib, none + MAC methods: hmac-sha1, hmac-sha1-96, hmac-ripemd160, hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com none* + *Cipher/MAC "none" is disabled by default for security purposes, + Use --enable-crypt-none and/or --enable-mac-none with ./configure to enable