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RHCSA-16 Configuring and Securing SSH Service

This document discusses managing the SSH service in Linux. It begins by explaining what SSH is and its default configuration. It then provides steps to start and check the status of the SSH service, access remote machines using SSH, and view currently logged in users. It also demonstrates how to change the default SSH port number in the configuration file and reload firewall rules and SELINUX settings. Finally, it briefly mentions setting up SSH key-based authentication by generating keys and copying them to remote machines.

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RHCSA-16 Configuring and Securing SSH Service

This document discusses managing the SSH service in Linux. It begins by explaining what SSH is and its default configuration. It then provides steps to start and check the status of the SSH service, access remote machines using SSH, and view currently logged in users. It also demonstrates how to change the default SSH port number in the configuration file and reload firewall rules and SELINUX settings. Finally, it briefly mentions setting up SSH key-based authentication by generating keys and copying them to remote machines.

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Redhat Certified System Administrator

Technology Course RH-124


(RHCSA)

BY- Ankit Shukla


Managing SSH Service in Linux
What is SSH(Secure Shell) ?
SSH stands for Secure Shell is a network protocol, used to access remote
machine in order to execute command-line network services and other
commands over a Network. OpenSSH effectively eliminate eavesdropping,
connection hijacking, and other attacks. OpenSSH provides secure tunneling
and several authentication methods. By default it must be listening on port 22
TCP/IP. SSH configuration file is stored in /etc/ssh/ directory as
sshd_config. Daemons name sshd.

Configuring SSH Service :-


Before starting ssh configuration, TCP/IP setting should be proper
configured, as I discussed previous .
[root@srv ~]# rpm -qa | grep openssh “verify open ssh package ”
openssh-6.6.1p1-31.el7.x86_64
openssh-server-6.6.1p1-31.el7.x86_64
openssh-clients-6.6.1p1-31.el7.x86_64
Managing SSH Service in Linux
[root@srv ~]# systemctl start sshd “start ssh service”
[root@srv ~]# systemctl status sshd “verify ssh service running or not”
[root@srv ~]# ssh [email protected] “Access remote device using ssh”
[root@srv ~]# w –f “To display a list of user currently log on”

• Change Default Port Number of SSH-


[root@srv ~]# vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config “find #port no 22 line and edit”

[root@srv ~]# cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep ^Port “port no changed”


Port 2245
Managing SSH Service in Linux
To add port no. in SELINUX :-
[root@srv ~]# semanage port -a -t ssh_port_t -p tcp 2245

Add port no. in firewall :-


[root@srv ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public - -add-port=2245/tcp
[root@srv ~]# firewall-cmd --reload
Managing SSH Service in Linux
SSH Key Based Authentication-
[root@srv ~]# ssh-keygen “to generate secure key for authentication”
Managing SSH Service in Linux
[root@srv ~]# ssh-copy-id 192.168.10.50 “copy ssh key to remote machine”

[root@srv ~]# ssh [email protected]


Thank you

BY- Ankit Shukla

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