Bug 682 - UseDNS option name can be inaccurate if alternative name service is in use
Summary: UseDNS option name can be inaccurate if alternative name service is in use
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Portable OpenSSH
Classification: Unclassified
Component: sshd (show other bugs)
Version: 3.7.1p1
Hardware: All All
: P5 trivial
Assignee: OpenSSH Bugzilla mailing list
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Reported: 2003-09-19 04:04 AEST by Dan Astoorian
Modified: 2004-04-14 12:24 AEST (History)
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Description Dan Astoorian 2003-09-19 04:04:57 AEST 
The UseDNS option causes the OpenSSH daemon to perform a lookup of the remote
hostname (via getnameinfo() and/or getaddrinfo()) in certain appropriate
circumstances.  Although this is typically a DNS lookup, these routines could be
using a different name service such as /etc/hosts or NIS/NIS+.  In such cases,
the name of the option is misleading.

Moreover, there are some diagnostics within canohost.c which assume that
getnameinfo() is using DNS (e.g., "Nasty PTR record...")
Comment 1 Damien Miller 2004-03-30 16:15:07 AEST 
The name of this option won't be changing
Comment 2 Damien Miller 2004-04-14 12:24:19 AEST 
Mass change of RESOLVED bugs to CLOSED