Mission 24

SSH hardening

Read fake SSH settings and confirm safer defaults without connecting anywhere.

Security administration
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What to notice while you play.

Objective

Inspect password login, root login, and SSH activity.

Hint

Use grep on /etc/ssh/sshd_config.

Why it matters

SSH is a common administrative entry point and deserves careful review.

Common mistakes
  • Testing with real connections from a training page.
  • Only checking one setting.
Reference

Commands in this lesson.

cat <file>

Print text file contents.

grep [-i] <text> <file>

Find literal text inside a file.

journalctl -u <service>

Read fake service journal entries.