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summary: Stop trying SSH-1 by default
class: wish: This is a request for an enhancement.
difficulty: easy
priority: high: This should be fixed in the next release.
fixed-in: 2014-11-09 0.64

SSH protocol version 1 is obsolete and insecure. If you still need it, you should probably have to configure it explicitly. Change the default SSH protocol version from "2" to "2 only".

Probably we should also have some words in the docs (and maybe the UI) about SSH-1's insecurity, and maybe tweak the wording of the failure message (currently "SSH protocol version 2 required by user but not provided by server").

This will slightly speed up SSH connections, as PuTTY can send its first message without waiting to see the server's version string.

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(last revision of this bug record was at 2015-02-28 18:29:04 +0000)