Bug#409360: openssh-client: Disabling GSSAPIAuthentication option by default

[Gregory Colpart <reg@evolix.fr>]

Package: openssh-client
Version: 1:4.3p2-8
Severity: wishlist

Hello,

Connections with GSSAPIAuthentication option on non-kerberos SSH servers
are very slow (3 or 4 seconds on local servers).

Here is debugging messages :
#####
debug1: An invalid name was supplied
A parameter was malformed
Validation error

debug1: An invalid name was supplied
Cannot determine realm for numeric host address
####

This is probably a problem for a majority of users and I request
for disabling GSSAPIAuthentication option by default (or giving
debconf choice).

Regards,
--
Gregory COLPART <reg@evolix.fr>  GnuPG:1024D/C1027A0E
Evolix - Informatique et Logiciels Libres http://www.evolix.fr/

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages openssh-client depends on:
ii  adduser  3.102                           Add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf  1.5.11                          Debian configuration management sy
ii  dpkg     1.13.25                         package maintenance system for Deb
ii  libc6    2.3.6.ds1-10                    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcomer 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.11.14+dfsg-1 common error description library
ii  libedit2 2.9.cvs.20050518-2.2            BSD editline and history libraries
ii  libkrb53 1.4.4-6                         MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii  libncurs 5.5-5                           Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  libssl0. 0.9.8c-4                        SSL shared libraries
ii  passwd   1:4.0.18.1-6                    change and administer password and
ii  zlib1g   1:1.2.3-13                      compression library - runtime

openssh-client recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information