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What does "UseRoaming" do? http://linux.die.net/man/5/ssh_config http://linux.die.net/man/5/ssh_config contains no mention of it, and DDG hits a reddit thread

by chippy 11y ago

What does "UseRoaming" do? http://linux.die.net/man/5/ssh_config http://linux.die.net/man/5/ssh_config contains no mention of it, and DDG hits a reddit thread of 2014 asking the same thing (and giving an indication that it was also subject to another vuln) and they stated that it was added undocumented but "it does nothing yet"... I found a commit message saying "Request roaming to be enabled if UseRoaming is true and the server supports it." So in addition, what is "request roaming"?

gravypod 11y ago
It allows re-connection to an SSH session after you are dropped from what I understand. This is for people who are on cell connections/spotty internet.
- masklinn 11y ago
  That was the idea, but it needs server support and the server side was never implemented in OpenSSH.
  - nickodell 11y ago
    Perhaps roaming makes some kind of man-in-the-middle attack possible?
    - masklinn 11y ago
      The roaming thing occurs post negotiation, so the connection is already fully encrypted.