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Openssh 4.1 - next bug?

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ogniemi

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Nov 7, 2003
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When I ssh to a system and enter not existing username (for example: bleble) in syslog there is reported error somethin like "failed authentication for user bleble"

When I do the same with telnet, then I see in syslog something like: "filed authentication for UNKNOWN_USER"

I think it is seriuos security problem. I a user by mistake enters his passowrds instead of his login, the password is written in plain text to the syslog.

Has anyone observed this issue on the other openssh versions?
 
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