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OpenSSH 10.6 released

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Briefings

OpenSSH 10.6 was released on October 6, 2026, in response to a surge of AI-assisted security bug reports. The release prioritizes frequent updates over batching fixes, introducing hybrid post-quantum signatures, an SFTP -p option, and disabling LZ77 compression to reduce side-channel risks. The scp -R option is deprecated and will be ignored in future versions.

Key points

• OpenSSH 10.6 was released on October 6, 2026, to address a large influx of AI-assisted security bug reports.
• The scp -R option is deprecated and will be ignored in future versions due to security risks.

Context

OpenSSH 10.6 addresses a significant increase in AI-assisted security bug reports, leading to a strategy of frequent releases rather than batching fixes. This update introduces hybrid post-quantum signatures, an SFTP -p option, and disables LZ77 compression to mitigate side-channel leaks.

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Evidence is limited to the release announcement text, which does not include specific bug counts, exact dates of AI report submission, or detailed technical specifications for the new post-quantum signatures.

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