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Re: Fixing exchange of host keys in the SSH key exchange

Mouse <mouse@Rodents-Montreal.ORG> Mon, 27 March 2017 05:34 UTC

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> This is highly problematic because it means that, while SSH is
> supposed to defend against MITM in theory, it does not defend in
> practice.

Not in the hands of "the masses", no.  But very little will.

It _does_ give the tools to those competent to use them; I think that's
about all any such protocol can really expect to do.

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