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@rwinkhart rwinkhart released this 14 Dec 08:10
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sshyp v1.3.0

the serious shepherd update

this release ties up many of sshyp's loose ends where there was
room for major performance, compatibility, and security improvements

compatibility-breaking changes:

  • due to a near full re-write of the syncing functionality, all clients and servers
    must be updated to this release (v1.3.0 is not backwards compatible with any prior release)
  • it is recommended to either delete the contents of ~/.config/sshyp/deleted (on the server-side)
    or sync all of your clients before updating
    ^ old entries in this folder will throw errors with v1.3.0

user-facing features:

  • none - all changes were under-the-hood - the user experience should be
    exactly the same as v1.2.0 - just faster, less buggy, and more secure

major fixes/optimizations:

  • a near full re-write of the syncing functionality
    ^ all syncing logic has been moved into sshync.py (from sshyp.py and sshypRemote.py)
    ^ in my setup, a dry, local "sshyp sync" went from 2.00+ seconds (v1.2.0) to 0.36 seconds (v1.3.0)
    ^ the performance improvements are even greater when syncing from outside your local network
  • the following character sequences will no longer break the syncing logic: "@", "^&", and "&^"
    ^ ASCII separator characters 29-31 are now used, instead
  • os.system has been replaced with subprocess.run in all cases, shell=True is no longer used with subprocess.run
    ^ this protects against shell escape attacks and potentially makes sshyp more compatible with some environments
  • replaced shell commands with python built-in library functions where applicable
    ^ this brings speed and compatibility improvements
  • sshyp should no longer incorrectly assume an X11 environment when Wayland is in use
    ^ this fixes clipboard support in some Wayland environments, such as Sway (Plasma/Gnome/Phosh were unaffected)
  • sshyp now uses the default pinentry on Haiku thanks to haikuports/haikuports#7457
    ^ this brings the Haiku port in-line with the other sshyp packages in terms of security
  • "python3" is now called over ssh, rather than "python"
    ^ some environments do not have a "python" symlink, or it links to "python2" - changing this increases compatibility
  • fixed an issue from v1.2.0 where renaming threw an error if not in offline mode

other notable changes:

  • quick-unlock password input is now hidden while the user is typing
    ^ user input is now invisible to prevent snooping
  • lots of smaller optimizations not listed here
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