AmigaOS Port of OpenSSH 3.0.1

Introduction

     I work at a company that allows VPN-like access to the coporate Intranet
     via an SSH gateway. While the available SSH1 ports to AmigaOS worked
     quite well, I was constantly worred that the company would shut off SSH
     Version 1 access and effectively lock out my Amiga...so I tried and
     tried until I got and SSH2 client to compile, which brings us to
     OpenSSH 3.0.1 on the Amiga.

     This was made possible by Michael Trebilcock's port of OpenSSL to
     AmigaOS, and I thank him for his work on this.

     Included in this archive are the OpenSSH client, a Perl script needed to
     generate random numbers for the client and some configuration files. The
     server/daemon is not included as it doesn't seem to work quite right.

Requirements

     I have basically everything available in binary form from
     ftp.geekgadgets.org installed on my Amiga, and so I am not *really*
     sure what the bare minimum requirements are, but here is a preliminary
     list:
      o Ixemul.library v48.0 or better
      o Perl 5.6.0
      o A gg: assign with gg:/sys/s/gg-startup (or equivalent) being called
        in your user-startup.
      o The OpenSSL v0.9.6 port from Aminet -- the one in /dev/gg
     Since this is a fairly large program, I would recommend a 68040 or
     better to run this.

Installation

     Simply unpack the Tar file into gg: so that the contents of bin are
     placed into gg:bin and the contents of etc are placed into gg:etc (Yes,
     this means that an additional require is a tar or untar command.).

Usage

     To connect to a remote server: ssh -l USERNAME SERVER_HOSTNAME

     To get a listing/explanation of all options: ssh -h

     I like to port-forward from the remote machine to my box, so that
     instead of just having a secure terminal, I have secure Web/Telnet/FTP
     access to and from my company's network (yes, I do all of my work on my
     Amiga). You can read all about this on the Web, just search Google for
     'SSH port forward' or 'SSH tunnel'. My favorite method is to forward
     the SOCKS port from my company's gateway back to my box, and then
     enable the SOCKS client in MiamiDx so that ALL the ports are forwarded
     and I have total access (minus UDP stuff like NFS) -- this makes FTP a
     cinch and it also allows me to have telnet/ftp access to any host at
     work. I am sure that this requires a special SOCKS daemon be installed
     on the SSH server at work, but I know nothing of that, as I do not
     maintain it.

     More information on OpenSSH: www.openssh.org

IMPORTANT: Beta Status

     Of course, I will not be blamed for any problem this software causes
     you, nor do I offer any kind of warranty at all. Use at your own risk.

     This software was compiled on my Amithlon system, and I have not run it
     on any 'true' Amiga, so there is no telling how it will work in a
     native system. Since Amithlon emulates a 68040, it should work, but I
     am interested to see what happens.

     This software is totally freeware. I made it for my own use and post it
     in hopes that someone else gets some use from it.

Who Am I?

     Eric Chernoff
     eric@chernoff.org
     http://www.chernoff.org