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diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.templates b/debian/openssh-server.templates new file mode 100644 index 0000000..27907f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/openssh-server.templates @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Template: openssh-server/permit-root-login +Type: boolean +Default: true +_Description: Disable SSH password authentication for root? + Previous versions of openssh-server permitted logging in as root over SSH + using password authentication. The default for new installations is now + "PermitRootLogin prohibit-password", which disables password authentication + for root without breaking systems that have explicitly configured SSH + public key authentication for root. + . + This change makes systems more secure against brute-force password + dictionary attacks on the root user (a very common target for such + attacks). However, it may break systems that are set up with the + expectation of being able to SSH as root using password authentication. You + should only make this change if you do not need to do that. |