#16911: git-core requiring macports' ssh on leopard, openssh security concern ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: bcbarnes@gmail.com | Owner: macports-tickets@lists.macosforge.org Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Comment(by blb@macports.org): I definitely wouldn't call it hijacking as /usr/bin/ssh is still present and usable just as before. Feel free to rearrange your PATH as needed, as /opt/local/bin isn't an absolute requirement (it just makes it easier when you want something installed from MacPorts to override something installed with the system). Also, when using 'Remote Login' in System Preferences, it will still use Apple's sshd so the only security issue would be when using ssh as a client (or if you specifically enable the MacPorts openssh launchd item, which is off by default). Finally, the reason it's used in the first place is that MacPorts tends to prefer installing dependencies on its own instead of relying on what Apple provides, see the [http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#WhyisMacPortsusingitsownlibraries FAQ entry] about this. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16911#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS