Description
See https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/V_9_8/PROTOCOL#L107-L138
1.9 transport: ping facility
OpenSSH implements a transport level ping message SSH2_MSG_PING
and a corresponding SSH2_MSG_PONG reply.
#define SSH2_MSG_PING 192
#define SSH2_MSG_PONG 193
The ping message is simply:
byte SSH_MSG_PING
string data
The reply copies the data (which may be the empty string) from the
ping:
byte SSH_MSG_PONG
string data
Replies are sent in order. They are sent immediately except when rekeying
is in progress, in which case they are queued until rekeying completes.
The server advertises support for these messages using the
SSH2_MSG_EXT_INFO mechanism (RFC8308), with the following message:
string "ping@openssh.com"
string "0" (version)
The ping/reply message is implemented at the transport layer rather
than as a named global or channel request to allow pings with very
short packet lengths, which would not be possible with other
approaches.
Motivation
When this extension is supported by the server, ping messages are sent by the OpenSSH client to perform keystroke timing obfuscation.
Alternatives considered
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Additional context
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Description
See https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/V_9_8/PROTOCOL#L107-L138
Motivation
When this extension is supported by the server, ping messages are sent by the OpenSSH client to perform keystroke timing obfuscation.
Alternatives considered
No response
Additional context
No response