Termux-packages: Package request: dropbear-hacks

[lars18th]

Hi,

Please, see this package: http://github.com/zcutlip/dropbear-hacks

What you get applying these hacks to dropbear?

• Server Master Password: You can use SSH with a password (clean pass running "dropbear-hacks -Y mypass"
• Root & Shell replacement: using FAKE_ROOT and ALT_SHELL environment variables.

I know that CERTIFICATES is the best solution for SSH access. However, if you incorporate these hacks to the current dropbear package, or add a new one called "dropbear-hacks", then we can use SSH with password in very special cases.

I hope you like to consider it.
Regards.

[dAtiuy]

Wrong place. This is issues not pull requests...

[lars18th]

Wrong place. This is issues not pull requests...

Sorry! This is not a PR... This is a "new" package that I found it. And my suggestion is to incorporate this package (dropbear-hacks) or better, use it to improve the current dropbear for Termux. I'm not the developer of this package.

In any case. Why some people disaggree with this? Nothing changes... it only _adds_ options to the user.

[SDRausty]

$ pkg list-all|grep bear
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dropbear/stable,now 2017.75-2 aarch64 [installed]

Nice; We have dropbear, dropbear-hacks looks like a nice complement.

... it only adds options to the user.

Ditto; the more, the merrier @lars18th

[lars18th]

Hi @sdrausty ,

I kown that the dropbear package is in the repository!
http://github.com/termux/termux-packages/tree/master/packages/dropbear

And I'm glad you found it interesting.
We have two options:

1. Incorporate the dropbear-hacks inside the current patches for dropbear;
2. Create a new package.

What you prefer?

[SDRausty]

Hello @lars18th,

Option two (2) sounds great! Why? Size, modularity, workflow and stabilty, how about your? Two is better than one reasoning too. Which option is your preference, and why?

[lars18th]

Hi,

Let me to explain some questions:

1) I'm not a developer (almost of termux). So, I'm only suggesting to _improve_ the dropbear package.

2) The dropbear package is already supported in Termux. And any Termux package is made using "patches" over original/generic packages. So, my suggestion is to _enhance_ the patches incorporating the modifications from dropbear-hacks. I prefer this over create a new package, as the changes are small (but useful).

3) At time Termux has two SSH servers: sshd (openSSH) and dropbear. The advantage of merge the dropbear-hacks mods is quite simple: you can run one SSH server with PASSWORD support. You not need at all to run it in this mode (the server _can be_ configured, but is not required). And this only applies to the dropbear binary, and not to the original sshd.

So, in summary: I feel interesting to incorporate (merge) the dropbear-hacks to the current Termux's dropbear package. I hope some developer will like to do it.

Regards.

[lars18th]

Hi,

No interest to add this dropbear-hacks to the official repository?

[eadmaster]

any update on this?

do you have a binary package we can install manually and try?

[lars18th]

Hi @eadmaster ,

I'm not a developer of Termux. So, someone else needs to incorporate the patches from dropbear-hacks in the Termux's dropbear package or create a fork of it.

Regards.

[xeffyr]

Password login for OpenSSH & Dropbear is now available.

See https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Remote_Access#Setting_up_password_authentication how to setup it.

[lars18th]

Hi @xeffyr ,

Good job! Thank you. :+1:

I close the issue. :wink: