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SSH configuration and security best practices

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Here is a list of processes and configurations that you can use to tighten and enhance SSH security with regard to remote host access

Setting up an SSHD failover daemon in Ubuntu

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A simple article on how to create a failover SSH server on a Ubuntu system, allowing you to connect on an alternative port of the original SSHD fails

How to allow root login on Solaris 11

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After your installation of Solaris 11 has completed, you will not be able to login directly to the console as the root user

Restricting Access to SSH Connections

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A set of direcetives that are under used are the AllowUsers, AllowGroups, DenyUsers and DenyGroups to restrict user and groups remote access with SSH.

Restricting SFTP users with chrooted access

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In a nutshell users will be tied-down to a specific directory which they will not be able to move from, thus prevention from seeing you entire system