SSH private key password authentication
PermitRootLogin"without-password" vs "no"
WHM Terminal and sshd-config setting PermitRootLogin to no
PermitRootLogin to without-password or noWhat is the different?
whm SSH direct root logins are permitted

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Root Account
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So there are two simple ways to avoid the possibility of an attack to the root account
PermitRootLogin to without-password or noWhat is the different?

terminal

:
nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin yes yes
without-password or no
no
SSH Service .



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: PermitRootLogin without-password
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: root
Enable root access via ssh, but only with rsa key



Edit the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config Look for this line
#PermitRootLogin yes
And change it to: PermitRootLogin without-password
* #
allows root, but *only* if keys are set up, or another form of authentication,'
but *not* password authentication; - it will deny even a valid password.

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: PermitRootLogin no
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: root
Disable root access via ssh to your server



Edit the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config Look for this line
#PermitRootLogin yes
And change it to: PermitRootLogin no
* #
denies root all the time, even if keys have been set up for equivalence.