Update sshd MACs list #26
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Update sshd's preferred MACs list in order to a) favor stronger hash functions (sha512 and sha256) over sha1, and b) to favor Encrypt-then-MAC (*-etm) modes over regular (Encrypt-and-MAC) modes. The Encrypt-then-MAC modes were released as part of OpenSSH 6.2: http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-6.2
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Rebased version of pull request #15.
Update
sshd's preferred MACs list in order toa) favor stronger hash functions (
sha512andsha256) oversha1b) favor Encrypt-then-MAC (
*-etm) modes over regular (Encrypt-and-MAC) modes.The Encrypt-then-MAC modes were released as part of OpenSSH 6.2.