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AIX/Solaris Support

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale

Research direction

Start by reviewing vssh's build and release entry points to find how supported binaries are produced and which platforms are currently targeted. Determine what is required for AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX support, then verify that binaries can be built and used for the SSH certificate scenarios described in the issue.

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Description

enhancement

BUSINESS PROBLEM
vssh does not have a binary for the same platforms as Venafi agent such as AIX or Solaris or HP-UX
This limits the ability to update these platforms with SSH certificates, such as for applications/host and user SSH certificates

PROPOSED SOLUTION
vssh compiled for AIX , HP-UX and Solaris platforms as supported for current Venafi Agent scenarios

CURRENT ALTERNATIVES
No current workable alternative

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1m
Merged PRs (30d)
1

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