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[PR #8257/af1c5dd7 backport][stable-8] Add accept-new as valid option for ssh_config host key checking #8267

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[PR #8257/af1c5dd7 backport][stable-8] Add accept-new as valid option for ssh_config host key checking #8267

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This is a backport of PR #8257 as merged into main (af1c5dd).

SUMMARY

Fixes #8177

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ssh_config

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As described in #8177

OpenSSH 7.6 introduced a new value accept-new for StrictHostKeyChecking which allows for automatically adding fingerprints for new hosts in ~/.ssh/know_hosts but still block the connection attempt if the fingerprint changes (eg. MITM attack).

This PR adds this value to the valid settings for strict_host_key_checking

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Add accept-new as valid option for ssh_config host key checking (#8257)
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* Add accept-new as valid option for host key checking

* Add changelog fragment for #8257

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>

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Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
(cherry picked from commit af1c5dd)
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@felixfontein felixfontein merged commit bc829f6 into stable-8 Apr 21, 2024
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