SSH server local user

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SSH server configuration - Authentication by Linux user login / password

Principle

This is the default authentication system.


Each user that has a local account on the server and member is allowed to access the SSH server with its login / password.

SSH default authentication system


Configuration changes

vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config


Protocol and password enforcement

Protocol 2			# only use SSH v2
PermitRootLogin no		# Avoid root connections
PermitEmptyPassword no	        # Forbidden user with empty passwords


Login time

# Time to log
LoginGraceTime 30


Restart SSH server

/etc/init.d/ssh restart