ssh.md

SSH

basic

• /etc/ssh/ssh_config - config location (client)
• /etc/ssh/sshd_config - config location (server)

Enable encryption

• ssh-keygen -t rsa - generate private and public key
• ssh-copy-id <server-ip> - copy ssh identity to server

--> uncomment PasswordAuthentication no (on server) Warning store private key on a secure location, if you lose it, you will lose connection to a server!

SSH ECDSA (smaller keys)

Generate keypair

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/keys/id_ed25519_devel_server

Copy to remote

ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/keys/id_ed25520_devel_server [email protected]

FAIL2BAN

• use it to secure ssh

SCP

• scp <filename> <user@server_ip:/destination_folder> - copy file to server, same goes for rsync

SSH CONFIG FILE

example for github:

Host github.com
  User git
  Hostname github.com
  PreferredAuthentications publickey
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

exmaple for any server:

Host vpn.de
  HostName vpn.de
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/keys/vpn_de
  Port 22
  User root

note: You should put your server's ip in /etc/hosts/ for easier migrations.

Jump host

ssh -J [email protected] target_user@target_host

or directly in ssh config

Host jumphost
  HostName jumphost.example.com
  User jumphost_user
  IdentityFile /path/to/jumphost_key

Host target_host
  HostName target_host.example.com
  User target_user
  IdentityFile /path/to/target_key
  ProxyJump jumphost

How to joke around with medic

oli@bert:~$ ssh tim
oli@tim:~$ export DISPLAY=:0
oli@tim:~$ firefox

Reverse SSH tunnel

If you want some port that is behind the firewall, but exposed on the server. You can spawn a reverse ssh tunnel to that port issuing this command:

ssh -L 8888:localhost:8888 -f -N hsrv_devel

or: ssh -L [LOCAL_IP:]LOCAL_PORT:DESTINATION:DESTINATION_PORT [USER@]SSH_SERVER

read here more.

or forcily:

ssh -L 8888:localhost:8888 -f -N hsrv_devel -o ClearAllForwardings=yes