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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
 install?
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 09:17:52 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:55:10 +0200, phako wrote:

> candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
> writes:
> 
>> is there any other choice for ssh?
> 
> dropbear : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbear_(software)

I have come across one or two situations where the Dropbear client would 
connect to an SSH server where OpenSSH (by default) would not. The 
difference was that Dropbear was more willing to tolerate old, insecure 
encryption algorithms which OpenSSH rejected.

Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing ...