Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora
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Verify Permissions on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ssh/*.pub
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/ssh/*.pub
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Remove SSH Server iptables Firewall exception (Unusual)
By default, inbound connections to SSH's port are allowed. If the SSH server is not being used, this exception should be removed from the firewall ...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure OpenSSH Client if Necessary
The following configuration changes apply to the SSH client. They can improve security parameters relwevant to the client user, e.g. increasing ent...Group -
Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
If the system needs to act as an SSH server, then certain changes should be made to the OpenSSH daemon configuration file <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_confi...Group -
SSH RekeyLimit - size
Specify the size component of the rekey limit.Value -
SSH RekeyLimit - size
Specify the size component of the rekey limit.Value -
SSH Compression Setting
Specify the compression setting for SSH connections.Value -
SSH Privilege Separation Setting
Specify whether and how sshd separates privileges when handling incoming network connections.Value -
SSH LoginGraceTime setting
Configure parameters for how long the servers stays connected before the user has successfully logged inValue -
SSH MaxStartups setting
Configure parameters for maximum concurrent unauthenticated connections to the SSH daemon.Value
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