# ssh

* TCP 22, OpenSSH is the most common implementation
* Six authentication methods: password, public-key, host-based, keyboard, challenge-response, GSSAPI

## Config

* Default config: `/etc/ssh/sshd_config`

```
cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -v "#" | sed -r '/^\s*$/d'
```

## Dangerous Settings

| Setting                    | Description                  |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| PasswordAuthentication yes | Password auth enabled        |
| PermitEmptyPasswords yes   | Empty passwords allowed      |
| PermitRootLogin yes        | Root login allowed           |
| Protocol 1                 | Outdated encryption standard |
| X11Forwarding yes          | GUI forwarding               |
| AllowTcpForwarding yes     | Port forwarding              |
| PermitTunnel               | Tunneling                    |
| DebianBanner yes           | Shows specific OS banner     |

## SSH-Audit

```
git clone https://github.com/jtesta/ssh-audit.git && cd ssh-audit
./ssh-audit.py 10.129.14.132
```

## Change Auth Method

```
ssh -v cry0l1t3@10.129.14.132
ssh -v cry0l1t3@10.129.14.132 -o PreferredAuthentications=password
```

## Hostkey Algorithm Fix

* No matching `hostkey` error:

```
no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
```

* Append to `/etc/ssh/ssh_config`:

```
HostKeyAlgorithms +ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
```

* If the error references a different algorithm, substitute accordingly


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