{"id":5155,"date":"2023-02-13T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T09:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5155"},"modified":"2023-02-13T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T09:46:34","slug":"openssh-hide-version-number-from-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/openssh-hide-version-number-from-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenSSH Hide Version Number From Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The OpenSSH server can be configured to hide its version number from clients, making it more difficult for attackers to target known vulnerabilities in specific versions of the software. This can be done by editing the OpenSSH server configuration file, usually located at <code>\/etc\/ssh\/sshd_config<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>To hide the version number, add the following line to the <code>sshd_config<\/code> file:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-yaml\"><span class=\"hljs-comment\"># Hide OpenSSH version number<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-string\">ServerSignature<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-literal\">no<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Save the file and then restart the OpenSSH server to apply the changes:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs\">sudo service ssh restart<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On some systems, the command to restart the OpenSSH server may be different, such as <code>sudo systemctl restart ssh<\/code>. 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