Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						c900874406 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added policy option to allow host key subsets and/or reorderings.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2025-09-01 16:22:40 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						0382cf9b2d 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Aside from linking to online hardening guides, mention that built-in guides are also available.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2025-08-30 16:26:57 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						28a1e23986 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added warnings to all key exchanges that do not provide protection against quantum attacks.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-11-25 15:56:51 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						720150b471 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Issue a warning if an out-dated policy is used.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-10-10 15:57:29 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						93b30b4258 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Removed version-based CVE information. ( #240 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-09-26 13:15:58 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						2cd96f1785 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Ensure ECDSA and DSS fingerprints are only output in verbose mode.  Clean up Docker tests from merge of  #286 .  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-09-25 17:05:17 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						92db5f0138 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated docker tests and README due to merge of PR  #281 .  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-07-05 10:53:00 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						8190fe59d0 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added implementation for DHEat denial-of-service attack (CVE-2002-20001). ( #211 ,  #217 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-04-18 13:58:13 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						d7f8bf3e6d 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated notes on OpenSSH default key exchanges. ( #258 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-03-19 18:24:22 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						3d403b1d70 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated availability of algorithms in Dropbear. ( #257 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-03-19 15:47:09 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						9fae870260 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added allow_larger_keys flag to custom policies to control whether targets can have larger keys, and added Docker tests to complete work started in PR  #242 .  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-03-19 14:45:19 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						3c31934ac7 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added tests and other cleanups resulting from merging PR  #252 .  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-03-18 17:48:50 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						7b3402b207 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added note that sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com is the default OpenSSH kex since version 9.0.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2024-03-15 17:24:21 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						75dbc03a77 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added 'additional_notes' field to JSON output.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-12-19 18:03:07 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						c259a83782 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added note that when a target is properly configured against the Terrapin vulnerability that unpatched peers may still create vulnerable connections.  Updated Ubuntu Server & Client 20.04 & 22.04 policies to include new key exchange markers related to Terrapin counter-measures.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-12-19 14:03:28 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						f8e29674a3 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Refined JSON notes output.  Fixed Docker & Tox tests.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-09-05 16:36:54 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						38f9c21760 
					 
					
						
						
							
							The color of all notes will be printed in green when the related algorithm is rated good.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-09-03 19:14:25 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						199e75f6cd 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Refined GEX testing against OpenSSH servers: when the fallback mechanism is suspected of being triggered, perform an additional test to obtain more accurate results.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-09-03 16:13:00 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						7f8d6b4d5b 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed built-in policy formatting and filled in missing host key size information.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-04-26 15:47:58 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						263267c5ad 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added support for mixed host key/CA key types (i.e.: RSA host keys signed by ED25519 CAs) ( #120 ).  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-04-25 09:17:32 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						4f31304b66 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Alphabetized algorithm database.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-03-28 12:09:25 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						dc083de87e 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added recommendations and CVE information to JSON output ( #122 ).  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-03-24 18:48:36 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						cc9e4fbc4a 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Generic failure/warning messages replaced with more specific reasons.  SHA-1 algorithms now cause failures.  CBC mode ciphers are now warnings instead of failures.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-03-23 21:36:02 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						413dea60ae 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed docker tests affected by previous commit.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-03-21 14:58:00 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						71feaa191e 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Add note regarding OpenSSH's 2048-bit GEX fallback, and suppress the related recommendation since the user cannot control it (partly related to  #168 ).  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-03-21 11:44:45 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						c9dc9a9c10 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Now issues a warning when 2048-bit moduli are encountered.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2023-02-06 16:27:30 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						c6b8dc97e1 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed tests.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2022-02-21 21:48:10 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								tomatohater1337 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						1f0b3acff2 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Complete "target" in the JSON output with the port ( #123 )  
						
						... 
						
						
						
						* Complete "target" in JSON output with the port
The JSON output was not showing the port of the target which was scanned. This could be problematic when scanning a host with more than one ssh service running.
* Docker tests completet with the port of the scan target in the JSON output 
						
						
					 
					
						2021-10-13 23:44:55 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						07862489c4 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added MD5 fingerprint hashes to verbose output.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2021-05-20 18:03:24 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						1bbc3feb57 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added OpenSSH 8.5 built-in policy.  Added sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com kex.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2021-02-23 16:02:20 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						e0f0956edc 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added extra warnings for SSHv1. ( #6 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2021-02-02 12:20:37 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						c49a0fb22f 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Upgraded SHA-1 key signatures from warnings to failures.  Added deprecation warning to ssh-rsa-cert-v00@openssh.com, ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com, x509v3-sign-rsa, and x509v3-ssh-rsa host key types.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2021-02-01 19:19:46 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						13d15baa2a 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added multi-threaded scanning support.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2021-02-01 13:10:06 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						0d9881966c 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added version check for OpenSSH user enumeration (CVE-2018-15473). ( #83 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-11-05 20:24:09 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						175bd2cf66 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed recommendation output function from suppressing some algorithms inappropriately.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-10-20 21:34:34 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						ec48249deb 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Now reports policy errors in an easier to read format. ( #63 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-10-20 16:25:39 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						046c866da4 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Moved built-in policies from external files to internal database. ( #75 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-10-19 17:27:37 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						632adc076a 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Policy check output now prints port number, if applicable.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-09-27 11:48:15 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						936acfa37d 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added more structure to JSON result when policy errors are found.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-07-29 12:36:08 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						68a420ff00 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added policy support for optional host key types, like certificates and smart card-based types.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-07-15 14:32:14 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						b95969bbc0 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Policy output now more clearly prints the policy version.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-07-14 17:38:15 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						d5ef967758 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Upgraded 1024-bit modulus warning to failure.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-06-30 22:51:13 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						dd44e2f010 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added policy checks ( #10 ).  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-06-30 15:53:50 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						c9a2f2955c 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Marked host key type 'ssh-rsa' as weak due to practical SHA-1 collisions.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-02-08 23:56:54 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						0263769243 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added JSON output tests to docker testing suite.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2019-11-08 18:40:32 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						e62b548677 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated info on curve25519-sha256 kex.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2019-10-21 11:50:23 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						fd3a1f7d41 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added client audit functionality. ( #3 )  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2019-09-27 18:14:36 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						7221413567 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added TinySSH test.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2019-08-27 22:28:24 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						120f898539 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added Dropbear test.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2019-08-26 14:45:31 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Joe Testa 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						4ebccb8068 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added OpenSSH v4.0 test.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2019-08-22 16:48:23 -04:00