Packet Sequence Number in Mindterm SSH2 Transport packets

[Per Allansson]

Mindterm do not send the sequence number over
the wire. But it is included in the packet
used internally in Mindterm, since the hmac
is calculated over it.

Govin Varadarajan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> My understanding is that SSH Transport Layer Protocol
> (draft-ietf-secsh-transport-15.txt) specifies a packet
> format that does not include a sequence number in it
> (as defined in Section 4 of the draft) and also it is
> specified in Section 4.4 of the same draft it is
> stated that the packet sequence number is not included
> in the packet sent over the wire.
> 
> However, on looking at the mindterm SSH2
> implementation, I understand that the transport
> packets include a sequence number as the first four
> bytes of each transport packet.
> 
> Thus, my question is. 
> 
> Does the mindterm implementation of SSH2 not adhere to
> the packet standard defined in the draft ? or is my
> understanding wrong ?  
> 
> I would appreciate if any one of the mindterm
> implementors could comment on this.
> 
> As always, thank you very much for your time,
> 
> Sincerely,
> Govin Varadarajan