From: Alexander Dahl <ada@thorsis.com>
To: ptxdist@pengutronix.de
Cc: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>, Bruno Thomsen <bruno.thomsen@gmail.com>
Subject: [ptxdist] [PATCH 5/8] dropbear: Append hints to some menu prompts
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 14:18:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220704121831.23787-6-ada@thorsis.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220704121831.23787-1-ada@thorsis.com>
We present multiple options in the menu here, so add some more guidance
for the non experienced user.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Dahl <ada@thorsis.com>
---
rules/dropbear.in | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rules/dropbear.in b/rules/dropbear.in
index 375d4c57c..f7f96a762 100644
--- a/rules/dropbear.in
+++ b/rules/dropbear.in
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ config DROPBEAR_AES128
config DROPBEAR_3DES
bool
- prompt "3DES"
+ prompt "3DES (legacy)"
help
DES is an IBM algorithm designed during the 1970s.
In 1976, NIST has officially adopted it as an encryption
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ config DROPBEAR_CHACHA20POLY1305
config DROPBEAR_CBC_CIPHERS
bool
- prompt "CBC mode ciphers"
+ prompt "CBC mode ciphers (legacy)"
help
Enable CBC mode for ciphers. This has security issues though
is the most compatible with older SSH implementations.
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ config DROPBEAR_CTR_CIPHERS
CBC mode against certain attacks. This adds around 1kB to binary
size and is recommended for most cases.
-comment "Integrity, at least one required --- sha2-256 is recommended as a default, sha1 for compatibility"
+comment "Message Integrity (HMAC), at least one required ---"
config DROPBEAR_SHA1
bool
- prompt "sha1"
+ prompt "sha1 (compat)"
help
The Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) was developed by NIST and
is specified in the Secure Hash Standard (SHS, FIPS 180).
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ config DROPBEAR_SHA1
config DROPBEAR_SHA1_96
bool
- prompt "sha1-96"
+ prompt "sha1-96 (legacy)"
help
The Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) was developed by NIST and
is specified in the Secure Hash Standard (SHS, FIPS 180).
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ config DROPBEAR_SHA1_96
config DROPBEAR_SHA256
bool
- prompt "sha256"
+ prompt "sha256 (recommended)"
default y
help
SHA-2 is a set of cryptographic hash functions (SHA-224, SHA-256,
--
2.30.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-07-04 12:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-07-04 12:18 [ptxdist] [PATCH 0/8] dropbear: version bump and option revise Alexander Dahl
2022-07-04 12:18 ` [ptxdist] [PATCH 1/8] dropbear: version bump 2020.81 -> 2022.82 Alexander Dahl
2022-07-08 15:13 ` Michael Olbrich
2022-07-21 7:10 ` [ptxdist] [PATCH] dropbear: Add patch to fix build with X11 forwarding Alexander Dahl
2022-08-04 15:14 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] " Michael Olbrich
2022-07-29 6:23 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] dropbear: version bump 2020.81 -> 2022.82 Michael Olbrich
2022-07-04 12:18 ` [ptxdist] [PATCH 2/8] dropbear: Add ed25519 hostkey/public key support Alexander Dahl
2022-07-29 6:23 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] " Michael Olbrich
2022-07-04 12:18 ` [ptxdist] [PATCH 3/8] dropbear: Remove curve25519 dependency Alexander Dahl
2022-07-29 6:23 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] " Michael Olbrich
2022-07-04 12:18 ` [ptxdist] [PATCH 4/8] dropbear: Make Chacha20-Poly1305 encryption optional Alexander Dahl
2022-07-29 6:23 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] " Michael Olbrich
2022-07-04 12:18 ` Alexander Dahl [this message]
2022-07-29 6:23 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] dropbear: Append hints to some menu prompts Michael Olbrich
2022-07-04 12:18 ` [ptxdist] [PATCH 6/8] dropbear: Rework key exchange algorithm options Alexander Dahl
2022-07-04 12:31 ` Ian Abbott
2022-07-08 9:09 ` Michael Olbrich
2022-07-29 6:23 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] " Michael Olbrich
2022-07-04 12:18 ` [ptxdist] [PATCH 7/8] dropbear: Add conditional comments with warnings Alexander Dahl
2022-07-29 6:23 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] " Michael Olbrich
2022-07-04 12:18 ` [ptxdist] [PATCH 8/8] dropbear: Move option groups to sub menus Alexander Dahl
2022-07-29 6:23 ` [ptxdist] [APPLIED] " Michael Olbrich
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