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Add support for Debian 11 "bullseye"

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

The test specs from ssh-baseline are failing with Debian 11 because this repo is missing the logic for handling Debian 11 and the ssh-baseline repo is partially implementing it.

Describe the solution you'd like

Being able to use this repo on Debian 11 with the default attributes. Debian 11 comes with openssh 8.4 (vs openssh 7.9 with Debian 10) so I assume the ciphers/MACs/KEXs need to be upgraded to leverage the new crypto.

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing Debian 10 handling and compare it with the Debian 11 behavior described in the issue. Run or inspect the failing specs in the linked ssh-baseline repository, then verify that Debian 11 works with the default attributes and that the relevant OpenSSH 8.4 crypto settings are covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
devops, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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