OpenSSH
The OpenSSH package allows you to run a secure shell server and connect to it with a secure shell client. All communications between the two are encrypted. Download the SSH package from http://violet.ibs.com.au/openssh/files/.
Do not get the source RPM package. The source RPM only builds if you have GNOME installed. This is a Red Hat–only RPM. The same is true for the binary RPMs; they will not work. Get the source files.
After you have the source file, open it the same way you did the OpenSSL package (assuming your OpenSSH version is 1.2.3):
tar xzvf openssh-1.2.3.tar.gz
cd into the build directory and run configure:
cd openssh-1.2.3 ; ./configure --with-ssl-dir=/usr/local/ssl && make
After the make is successful, run the following ...
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