Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : cvssh
Version : 0.3
Upstream Author : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* URL : http://sabren.net/code/cvssh/
* License : GPL
Description : a secure bridge for cvs pservers using SSL tunnel
Language: python.
(Include the long description here.)
[From the above URL]
The cvs pserver option is a useful but insecure tool for managing cvs
repositories. Most approaches to securing cvs either involve ssh
tunneling or avoid pserver altogether. The cvssh program offers a
third alternative, which combines the simplicity of ext on the client
with the flexibility of a pserver-based repository.
There are actually several other ways to access cvs:
method pros cons
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pserver easy to manage horribly insecure
chrooted pserver + ssh can be fairly secure
complex setup
ext (CVS_RSH=ssh) security through ssh requires shell accounts
kserver/gserver kerberos security no win32 support (??)
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The ext method is interesting, because it lets you specify an external
program for connecting to the repository. By default, that program is
RSH (remote shell), but usually, people change this to ssh (secure
shell) because it encrypts your data as it moves across the net.
A basic pserver setup has no encryption, which is one reason it's
insecure. Most schemes to secure pserver involve setting up ssh to
listen on the local cvspserver port (2401) and securely forward
connections to the cvspserver port on the real server. This is called
tunnelling.
The tunnelling concept is a good one, but it can be somewhat confusing
for users to set up, and it still requires at least one shell account
to work.
I wanted something that would be simpler for my customers to set up,
so I came up with my own tunnelling scheme that does not rely on ssh
port forwarding.
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