Why “OpenSSH” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I think the issue is that a lot of callers were not aware that crypt() could error at all and all the issues are downstream of that. If OpenSSH knew that crypt() could error the…
by PokestarFan · Nov 5, 2026
You became a victim of a very misleading post title. This isn't an OpenSSH problem at all, it's a musl problem. I'm pretty sure the misleading wording is deliberate, OpenSSH is…
by bigbadfeline · Nov 5, 2026
Using LXC (not the same as docker) and running openssh inside the container.
by Dwedit · Nov 5, 2026
Yeah, OpenWRT doesn't use openssh by default - it uses dropbear. You can install openssh, if you want more features and there seem to be 2 packages - one with PAM support (opens…
by jack1142 · Nov 5, 2026
Well, OpenWrt is OpenSSH + musl.
by 0x457 · Nov 5, 2026
A 257-byte password matched '*' in OpenSSH on musl, traced through the code
by titusblair · Nov 5, 2026 · 2 points
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "openssh" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "openssh" over time.
OpenSSH is a suite of secure networking utilities based on the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol, which provides a secure channel over an unsecured network in a client–server architecture. Read more on Wikipedia