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Re: On why debugging OpenSSH can be so hard



Please bear in mind that in the world of cryptography, the difference
between proper error messages and information disclosure
vulnerabilities is narrow, or only a nuance.

IMHO, you have it backwards. It is the improper error messages that can pose a security risk. If my OpenSSH program is either misconfigured or malfunctiong, and it may be exposing my systems to something nefarious, then how am I to efficiently debug it and get to the bottom of that if I have to contend with its throwing roadblocks in my face?

This is not nuance by any means. It's just poor programming practice.
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Maurice Volaski, mvolaski@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Computing Support, Rose F. Kennedy Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

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