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OpenSSH 10.6 deliberately breaks two features in the name of security

Hacker News
· October 8, 2026

AI summary

OpenSSH version 10.6 has intentionally disabled two features to enhance security. The features that have been broken are compression and usernames. This change is part of an effort to improve the security of OpenSSH. The decision to break these features was made to prevent potential security risks associated with them. Further details about the change can be found in the linked article.

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