SSH
Protocol: Enable protocol version 2: Uncomment Protocol 2
in /etc/ssh/sshd_config as below:
[root@linuxcnf
~]# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
….
Protocol
2
…
|
Ciphers: Add or modify the
"Ciphers" line in /etc/ssh/sshd_config as below:
[root@linuxcnf
~]# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
…
Ciphers
aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
…
|
MD5 HMACs:
Add or
modify the "MACs" line in /etc/ssh/sshd_config as below:
[root@linuxcnf
~]# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
…
MACs
hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160
…
|
Finally, restart sshd service to apply the
changes:
[root@linuxcnf
~]# service sshd restart
Redirecting
to /bin/systemctl restart sshd.service
[root@linuxcnf
~]#
|
Done!!!
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