Securing-Optimizing-RH-Linux-1_2_184
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# SSH 2.0 Client Configuration File
*:
Port
22
Ciphers
blowfish
Compression yes
IdentityFile
identification
AuthorizationFile
authorization
RandomSeedFile
random_seed
VerboseMode no
ForwardAgent no
ForwardX11
no
PasswordPrompt
"%U's password: "
Ssh1Compatibility no
Ssh1AgentCompatibility
none
NoDelay
yes
KeepAlive
yes
QuietMode
no
This tells ssh2_config file to set itself up for this particular configuration setup with:
Port 22
This option Port specifies on which port number ssh connect on the remote host. The default
port is 22.
Ciphers blowfish
This option Ciphers specifies what cipher should be used for encrypting sessions. The blowfish
use 64-bit blocks and keys of up to 448 bits.
Compression yes
This option Compression specifies whether to use compression during sessions. Compression
will improve communication speed and files transfer.
IdentityFile identification
This option IdentityFile specifies an alternate name of the user's identification file to read.
AuthorizationFile authorization
This option AuthorizationFile specifies an alternate name of the user's authorization file to read.
RandomSeedFile random_seed
This option RandomSeedFile specifies an alternate name of the user's random seed file to read.
VerboseMode no
This option VerboseMode specifies ssh2 to print debugging messages about its progress. This
option is helpful in debugging connection, authentication, and configuration problems.
ForwardAgent no
This option ForwardAgent specifies whether connection authentication agent (if any) should be
forwarded to the remote machine.
ForwardX11 no
This option ForwardX11 is for people that use the Xwindow GUI and want to automatically
redirect X11 sessions to the remote machine. Since we setup a server and dont have GUI
installed on it, we can safety turn this option off.
PasswordPrompt "%U's password: "