Re: [PATCH 2/2] services: openssh: Remove deprecated 'RSAAuthentication' option.

[Clément Lassieur]

Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> writes:
> Clément Lassieur <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> * gnu/services/ssh.scm (openssh-config-file): Remove it.
>>   (<openssh-configuration>)[rsa-authentication?]: Remove it.
>> * doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Remove it.
>> ---
>>  doc/guix.texi        | 5 -----
>>  gnu/services/ssh.scm | 5 -----
>>  2 files changed, 10 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
>> index 22eef3a64..54d4bab89 100644
>> --- a/doc/guix.texi
>> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
>> @@ -9151,11 +9151,6 @@ false, users have to use other authentication method.
>>  Authorized public keys are stored in @file{~/.ssh/authorized_keys}.
>>  This is used only by protocol version 2.
>>
>> address@hidden @code{rsa-authentication?} (default: @code{#t})
>> -When true, users may log in using pure RSA authentication.  When false,
>> -users have to use other means of authentication.  This is used only by
>> -protocol 1.
>> -
>
> Is it still possible to make SSH use protocol 1 or has this feature
> disappeared?  If it is still possible I think we should not remove this
> option.

Quote from https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html (about OpenSSH
7.4/7.4p1, which is the one we use):

    * This release removes server support for the SSH v.1 protocol.

So I think it is not possible anymore.