/etc/ssh/sshd_config: SSH daemon configuration
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Purpose
The /etc/ssh/sshd_config file configures the the OpenSSH daemon together with the files in /etc/sshd/sshd_config.
File permissions
Suggested permissions
The suggested file permissions of the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file are:
- 600 (rw-------), owner can read and write, group and others have no access
- 644 (rw-r--r--), owner can read and write, group and others can read
Notes
The file /etc/ssh/sshd_config is the main configuration file of the OpenSSH server daemon (sshd).
It defines the primary set of settings, with the option of being overridden by configuration files from /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf.
To learn more about the available configuration settings, have a look at the section OpenSSH server configuration.
More information and usage of /etc/ssh/sshd_config
The following articles have a reference to /etc/ssh/sshd_config and might be worth reading to learn more.
