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On September 16, the OpenBSD Project development teams released OpenSSH 3.7.1, the latest version of the free Secure Shell encryption software for connecting to the Internet.
OpenSSH encrypts all network traffic (including passwords) to protect against network-level attacks such as eavesdropping and connection hijacking.
The new version supports SSH 1.3, 1.5, and 2.0 protocols and includes SFTP client and server support. It also includes other basic utilities such as ssh-add, ssh-agent, ssh-keysign, ssh-keyscan, and ssh-keygen.
Prior to version 3.7.1., OpenSSH contained some buffer management errors. OpenSSH 3.7.1 fixes these bugs
You may download the new version by going to the OpenSSH site at http://www.openssh.com/ and clicking on the appropriate mirror link for your system.
OpenSSH software is developed outside the U.S. using code contributed by programmers from nearly a dozen countries, and it is free to all under a BSD license.
For more information about OpenSSH, including its history and project goals, visit its website at http://www.openssh.com/