diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 4243cf8881bad76c01fc72d85244d647666be98a..e3859b0034f3d9f34eea5f19a879e4a67d7d09d9 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ 2004-11-19 Pontus Freyhult <pont@soua.net> + * doc/lsh.texinfo (Converting keys): Added example for sshd host. + (Features): Added bit about SOCKS proxy feature. + * src/lshg.c (main_options): Added missing dot in -G option help. * doc/lsh.1: Updated for lsh 2.0. diff --git a/doc/lsh.texinfo b/doc/lsh.texinfo index c45b3c1d3acca4e2c37ead89757febc083d4e9f1..df901ccde2de9f23d6ef4e269ecf79b6d6885741 100644 --- a/doc/lsh.texinfo +++ b/doc/lsh.texinfo @@ -316,6 +316,13 @@ Forwarding of arbitrary @acronym{TCP/IP} connections is provided. This is useful for tunneling otherwise insecure protocols, like telnet and pop, through an encrypted @command{lsh} connection. +@command{lsh} also features a @acronym{SOCKS}-proxy which also +provides tunneling of @acronym{TCP/IP} connections, but can be easily +used, e.g. from within popular web browsers like Mozilla and Firefox +for tunneling web traffic. There are also programs like +@command{tsocks} that performs transparent redirection of network +access through a @acronym{SOCKS} proxy. + Convenient tunneling of @acronym{X} was one of the most impressive features of the original @command{ssh} programs. Both @command{lsh} and @command{lshd} support @acronym{X}-forwarding, although @command{lshg} @@ -943,6 +950,21 @@ Conversion of keys the other way is also possible, by using the @command{lsh}'s @acronym{SPKI} format on stdin, and writes the key in @command{ssh2}/OpenSSH format on stdout. +If you want to use your @command{lsh} key to log in to another system +running and OpenSSH server, you can do like this: + +@example +lsh-export-key --openssh < .lsh/identity.pub >sshkey + +@end example + +And on the other machine, after having somehow copied the sshkey +file, just add it to the end of your @file{authorized_keys} file: + +@example +cat sshkey >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys +@end example + There are currently no tools for converting private keys.