1 SSH_CONFIG(5) OpenBSD Programmer's Manual SSH_CONFIG(5)
4 ssh_config - OpenSSH SSH client configuration files
11 ssh(1) obtains configuration data from the following sources in the fol-
14 1. command-line options
15 2. user's configuration file (~/.ssh/config)
16 3. system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config)
18 For each parameter, the first obtained value will be used. The configu-
19 ration files contain sections separated by ``Host'' specifications, and
20 that section is only applied for hosts that match one of the patterns
21 given in the specification. The matched host name is the one given on
24 Since the first obtained value for each parameter is used, more host-spe-
25 cific declarations should be given near the beginning of the file, and
26 general defaults at the end.
28 The configuration file has the following format:
30 Empty lines and lines starting with `#' are comments. Otherwise a line
31 is of the format ``keyword arguments''. Configuration options may be
32 separated by whitespace or optional whitespace and exactly one `='; the
33 latter format is useful to avoid the need to quote whitespace when speci-
34 fying configuration options using the ssh, scp, and sftp -o option. Ar-
35 guments may optionally be enclosed in double quotes (") in order to rep-
36 resent arguments containing spaces.
38 The possible keywords and their meanings are as follows (note that key-
39 words are case-insensitive and arguments are case-sensitive):
41 Host Restricts the following declarations (up to the next Host key-
42 word) to be only for those hosts that match one of the patterns
43 given after the keyword. If more than one pattern is provided,
44 they should be separated by whitespace. A single `*' as a pat-
45 tern can be used to provide global defaults for all hosts. The
46 host is the hostname argument given on the command line (i.e. the
47 name is not converted to a canonicalized host name before match-
50 See PATTERNS for more information on patterns.
53 Specifies which address family to use when connecting. Valid ar-
54 guments are ``any'', ``inet'' (use IPv4 only), or ``inet6'' (use
58 If set to ``yes'', passphrase/password querying will be disabled.
59 This option is useful in scripts and other batch jobs where no
60 user is present to supply the password. The argument must be
61 ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is ``no''.
64 Use the specified address on the local machine as the source ad-
65 dress of the connection. Only useful on systems with more than
66 one address. Note that this option does not work if
67 UsePrivilegedPort is set to ``yes''.
69 ChallengeResponseAuthentication
70 Specifies whether to use challenge-response authentication. The
71 argument to this keyword must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default
75 If this flag is set to ``yes'', ssh(1) will additionally check
76 the host IP address in the known_hosts file. This allows ssh to
77 detect if a host key changed due to DNS spoofing. If the option
78 is set to ``no'', the check will not be executed. The default is
81 Cipher Specifies the cipher to use for encrypting the session in proto-
82 col version 1. Currently, ``blowfish'', ``3des'', and ``des''
83 are supported. des is only supported in the ssh(1) client for
84 interoperability with legacy protocol 1 implementations that do
85 not support the 3des cipher. Its use is strongly discouraged due
86 to cryptographic weaknesses. The default is ``3des''.
89 Specifies the ciphers allowed for protocol version 2 in order of
90 preference. Multiple ciphers must be comma-separated. The sup-
91 ported ciphers are ``3des-cbc'', ``aes128-cbc'', ``aes192-cbc'',
92 ``aes256-cbc'', ``aes128-ctr'', ``aes192-ctr'', ``aes256-ctr'',
93 ``arcfour128'', ``arcfour256'', ``arcfour'', ``blowfish-cbc'',
94 and ``cast128-cbc''. The default is:
96 aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,
97 aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,
101 Specifies that all local, remote, and dynamic port forwardings
102 specified in the configuration files or on the command line be
103 cleared. This option is primarily useful when used from the
104 ssh(1) command line to clear port forwardings set in configura-
105 tion files, and is automatically set by scp(1) and sftp(1). The
106 argument must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is ``no''.
109 Specifies whether to use compression. The argument must be
110 ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is ``no''.
113 Specifies the compression level to use if compression is enabled.
114 The argument must be an integer from 1 (fast) to 9 (slow, best).
115 The default level is 6, which is good for most applications. The
116 meaning of the values is the same as in gzip(1). Note that this
117 option applies to protocol version 1 only.
120 Specifies the number of tries (one per second) to make before ex-
121 iting. The argument must be an integer. This may be useful in
122 scripts if the connection sometimes fails. The default is 1.
125 Specifies the timeout (in seconds) used when connecting to the
126 SSH server, instead of using the default system TCP timeout.
127 This value is used only when the target is down or really un-
128 reachable, not when it refuses the connection.
131 Enables the sharing of multiple sessions over a single network
132 connection. When set to ``yes'', ssh(1) will listen for connec-
133 tions on a control socket specified using the ControlPath argu-
134 ment. Additional sessions can connect to this socket using the
135 same ControlPath with ControlMaster set to ``no'' (the default).
136 These sessions will try to reuse the master instance's network
137 connection rather than initiating new ones, but will fall back to
138 connecting normally if the control socket does not exist, or is
141 Setting this to ``ask'' will cause ssh to listen for control con-
142 nections, but require confirmation using the SSH_ASKPASS program
143 before they are accepted (see ssh-add(1) for details). If the
144 ControlPath cannot be opened, ssh will continue without connect-
145 ing to a master instance.
147 X11 and ssh-agent(1) forwarding is supported over these multi-
148 plexed connections, however the display and agent forwarded will
149 be the one belonging to the master connection i.e. it is not pos-
150 sible to forward multiple displays or agents.
152 Two additional options allow for opportunistic multiplexing: try
153 to use a master connection but fall back to creating a new one if
154 one does not already exist. These options are: ``auto'' and
155 ``autoask''. The latter requires confirmation like the ``ask''
159 Specify the path to the control socket used for connection shar-
160 ing as described in the ControlMaster section above or the string
161 ``none'' to disable connection sharing. In the path, `%l' will
162 be substituted by the local host name, `%h' will be substituted
163 by the target host name, `%p' the port, and `%r' by the remote
164 login username. It is recommended that any ControlPath used for
165 opportunistic connection sharing include at least %h, %p, and %r.
166 This ensures that shared connections are uniquely identified.
169 Specifies that a TCP port on the local machine be forwarded over
170 the secure channel, and the application protocol is then used to
171 determine where to connect to from the remote machine.
173 The argument must be [bind_address:]port. IPv6 addresses can be
174 specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets or by using
175 an alternative syntax: [bind_address/]port. By default, the lo-
176 cal port is bound in accordance with the GatewayPorts setting.
177 However, an explicit bind_address may be used to bind the connec-
178 tion to a specific address. The bind_address of ``localhost''
179 indicates that the listening port be bound for local use only,
180 while an empty address or `*' indicates that the port should be
181 available from all interfaces.
183 Currently the SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 protocols are supported, and
184 ssh(1) will act as a SOCKS server. Multiple forwardings may be
185 specified, and additional forwardings can be given on the command
186 line. Only the superuser can forward privileged ports.
189 Setting this option to ``yes'' in the global client configuration
190 file /etc/ssh/ssh_config enables the use of the helper program
191 ssh-keysign(8) during HostbasedAuthentication. The argument must
192 be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is ``no''. This option should
193 be placed in the non-hostspecific section. See ssh-keysign(8)
194 for more information.
197 Sets the escape character (default: `~'). The escape character
198 can also be set on the command line. The argument should be a
199 single character, `^' followed by a letter, or ``none'' to dis-
200 able the escape character entirely (making the connection trans-
201 parent for binary data).
204 Specifies whether ssh(1) should terminate the connection if it
205 cannot set up all requested dynamic, tunnel, local, and remote
206 port forwardings. The argument must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The
210 Specifies whether the connection to the authentication agent (if
211 any) will be forwarded to the remote machine. The argument must
212 be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is ``no''.
214 Agent forwarding should be enabled with caution. Users with the
215 ability to bypass file permissions on the remote host (for the
216 agent's Unix-domain socket) can access the local agent through
217 the forwarded connection. An attacker cannot obtain key material
218 from the agent, however they can perform operations on the keys
219 that enable them to authenticate using the identities loaded into
223 Specifies whether X11 connections will be automatically redirect-
224 ed over the secure channel and DISPLAY set. The argument must be
225 ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is ``no''.
227 X11 forwarding should be enabled with caution. Users with the
228 ability to bypass file permissions on the remote host (for the
229 user's X11 authorization database) can access the local X11 dis-
230 play through the forwarded connection. An attacker may then be
231 able to perform activities such as keystroke monitoring if the
232 ForwardX11Trusted option is also enabled.
235 If this option is set to ``yes'', remote X11 clients will have
236 full access to the original X11 display.
238 If this option is set to ``no'', remote X11 clients will be con-
239 sidered untrusted and prevented from stealing or tampering with
240 data belonging to trusted X11 clients. Furthermore, the xauth(1)
241 token used for the session will be set to expire after 20 min-
242 utes. Remote clients will be refused access after this time.
244 The default is ``no''.
246 See the X11 SECURITY extension specification for full details on
247 the restrictions imposed on untrusted clients.
250 Specifies whether remote hosts are allowed to connect to local
251 forwarded ports. By default, ssh(1) binds local port forwardings
252 to the loopback address. This prevents other remote hosts from
253 connecting to forwarded ports. GatewayPorts can be used to spec-
254 ify that ssh should bind local port forwardings to the wildcard
255 address, thus allowing remote hosts to connect to forwarded
256 ports. The argument must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is
260 Specifies a file to use for the global host key database instead
261 of /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts.
264 Specifies whether user authentication based on GSSAPI is allowed.
265 The default is ``no''. Note that this option applies to protocol
268 GSSAPIDelegateCredentials
269 Forward (delegate) credentials to the server. The default is
270 ``no''. Note that this option applies to protocol version 2 on-
274 Indicates that ssh(1) should hash host names and addresses when
275 they are added to ~/.ssh/known_hosts. These hashed names may be
276 used normally by ssh(1) and sshd(8), but they do not reveal iden-
277 tifying information should the file's contents be disclosed. The
278 default is ``no''. Note that existing names and addresses in
279 known hosts files will not be converted automatically, but may be
280 manually hashed using ssh-keygen(1).
282 HostbasedAuthentication
283 Specifies whether to try rhosts based authentication with public
284 key authentication. The argument must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The
285 default is ``no''. This option applies to protocol version 2 on-
286 ly and is similar to RhostsRSAAuthentication.
289 Specifies the protocol version 2 host key algorithms that the
290 client wants to use in order of preference. The default for this
291 option is: ``ssh-rsa,ssh-dss''.
294 Specifies an alias that should be used instead of the real host
295 name when looking up or saving the host key in the host key
296 database files. This option is useful for tunneling SSH connec-
297 tions or for multiple servers running on a single host.
300 Specifies the real host name to log into. This can be used to
301 specify nicknames or abbreviations for hosts. The default is the
302 name given on the command line. Numeric IP addresses are also
303 permitted (both on the command line and in HostName specifica-
307 Specifies that ssh(1) should only use the authentication identity
308 files configured in the ssh_config files, even if ssh-agent(1)
309 offers more identities. The argument to this keyword must be
310 ``yes'' or ``no''. This option is intended for situations where
311 ssh-agent offers many different identities. The default is
315 Specifies a file from which the user's RSA or DSA authentication
316 identity is read. The default is ~/.ssh/identity for protocol
317 version 1, and ~/.ssh/id_rsa and ~/.ssh/id_dsa for protocol ver-
318 sion 2. Additionally, any identities represented by the authen-
319 tication agent will be used for authentication.
321 The file name may use the tilde syntax to refer to a user's home
322 directory or one of the following escape characters: `%d' (local
323 user's home directory), `%u' (local user name), `%l' (local host
324 name), `%h' (remote host name) or `%r' (remote user name).
326 It is possible to have multiple identity files specified in con-
327 figuration files; all these identities will be tried in sequence.
329 KbdInteractiveAuthentication
330 Specifies whether to use keyboard-interactive authentication.
331 The argument to this keyword must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The de-
334 KbdInteractiveDevices
335 Specifies the list of methods to use in keyboard-interactive au-
336 thentication. Multiple method names must be comma-separated.
337 The default is to use the server specified list. The methods
338 available vary depending on what the server supports. For an
339 OpenSSH server, it may be zero or more of: ``bsdauth'', ``pam'',
343 Specifies a command to execute on the local machine after suc-
344 cessfully connecting to the server. The command string extends
345 to the end of the line, and is executed with the user's shell.
346 The following escape character substitutions will be performed:
347 `%d' (local user's home directory), `%h' (remote host name), `%l'
348 (local host name), `%n' (host name as provided on the command
349 line), `%p' (remote port), `%r' (remote user name) or `%u' (local
350 user name). This directive is ignored unless PermitLocalCommand
354 Specifies that a TCP port on the local machine be forwarded over
355 the secure channel to the specified host and port from the remote
356 machine. The first argument must be [bind_address:]port and the
357 second argument must be host:hostport. IPv6 addresses can be
358 specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets or by using
359 an alternative syntax: [bind_address/]port and host/hostport.
360 Multiple forwardings may be specified, and additional forwardings
361 can be given on the command line. Only the superuser can forward
362 privileged ports. By default, the local port is bound in accor-
363 dance with the GatewayPorts setting. However, an explicit
364 bind_address may be used to bind the connection to a specific ad-
365 dress. The bind_address of ``localhost'' indicates that the lis-
366 tening port be bound for local use only, while an empty address
367 or `*' indicates that the port should be available from all in-
371 Gives the verbosity level that is used when logging messages from
372 ssh(1). The possible values are: QUIET, FATAL, ERROR, INFO, VER-
373 BOSE, DEBUG, DEBUG1, DEBUG2, and DEBUG3. The default is INFO.
374 DEBUG and DEBUG1 are equivalent. DEBUG2 and DEBUG3 each specify
375 higher levels of verbose output.
377 MACs Specifies the MAC (message authentication code) algorithms in or-
378 der of preference. The MAC algorithm is used in protocol version
379 2 for data integrity protection. Multiple algorithms must be
380 comma-separated. The default is:
382 hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,
383 hmac-ripemd160,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
385 NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost
386 This option can be used if the home directory is shared across
387 machines. In this case localhost will refer to a different ma-
388 chine on each of the machines and the user will get many warnings
389 about changed host keys. However, this option disables host au-
390 thentication for localhost. The argument to this keyword must be
391 ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is to check the host key for lo-
394 NumberOfPasswordPrompts
395 Specifies the number of password prompts before giving up. The
396 argument to this keyword must be an integer. The default is 3.
398 PasswordAuthentication
399 Specifies whether to use password authentication. The argument
400 to this keyword must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is
404 Allow local command execution via the LocalCommand option or us-
405 ing the !command escape sequence in ssh(1). The argument must be
406 ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is ``no''.
408 Port Specifies the port number to connect on the remote host. The de-
411 PreferredAuthentications
412 Specifies the order in which the client should try protocol 2 au-
413 thentication methods. This allows a client to prefer one method
414 (e.g. keyboard-interactive) over another method (e.g. password)
415 The default for this option is: ``gssapi-with-mic,hostbased,
416 publickey, keyboard-interactive, password''.
419 Specifies the protocol versions ssh(1) should support in order of
420 preference. The possible values are `1' and `2'. Multiple ver-
421 sions must be comma-separated. The default is ``2,1''. This
422 means that ssh tries version 2 and falls back to version 1 if
423 version 2 is not available.
426 Specifies the command to use to connect to the server. The com-
427 mand string extends to the end of the line, and is executed with
428 the user's shell. In the command string, `%h' will be substitut-
429 ed by the host name to connect and `%p' by the port. The command
430 can be basically anything, and should read from its standard in-
431 put and write to its standard output. It should eventually con-
432 nect an sshd(8) server running on some machine, or execute sshd
433 -i somewhere. Host key management will be done using the Host-
434 Name of the host being connected (defaulting to the name typed by
435 the user). Setting the command to ``none'' disables this option
436 entirely. Note that CheckHostIP is not available for connects
437 with a proxy command.
439 This directive is useful in conjunction with nc(1) and its proxy
440 support. For example, the following directive would connect via
441 an HTTP proxy at 192.0.2.0:
443 ProxyCommand /usr/bin/nc -X connect -x 192.0.2.0:8080 %h %p
446 Specifies whether to try public key authentication. The argument
447 to this keyword must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is
448 ``yes''. This option applies to protocol version 2 only.
451 Specifies the maximum amount of data that may be transmitted be-
452 fore the session key is renegotiated. The argument is the number
453 of bytes, with an optional suffix of `K', `M', or `G' to indicate
454 Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes, respectively. The default is
455 between `1G' and `4G', depending on the cipher. This option ap-
456 plies to protocol version 2 only.
459 Specifies that a TCP port on the remote machine be forwarded over
460 the secure channel to the specified host and port from the local
461 machine. The first argument must be [bind_address:]port and the
462 second argument must be host:hostport. IPv6 addresses can be
463 specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets or by using
464 an alternative syntax: [bind_address/]port and host/hostport.
465 Multiple forwardings may be specified, and additional forwardings
466 can be given on the command line. Privileged ports can be for-
467 warded only when logging in as root on the remote machine.
469 If the port argument is `0', the listen port will be dynamically
470 allocated on the server and reported to the client at run time.
472 If the bind_address is not specified, the default is to only bind
473 to loopback addresses. If the bind_address is `*' or an empty
474 string, then the forwarding is requested to listen on all inter-
475 faces. Specifying a remote bind_address will only succeed if the
476 server's GatewayPorts option is enabled (see sshd_config(5)).
478 RhostsRSAAuthentication
479 Specifies whether to try rhosts based authentication with RSA
480 host authentication. The argument must be ``yes'' or ``no''.
481 The default is ``no''. This option applies to protocol version 1
482 only and requires ssh(1) to be setuid root.
485 Specifies whether to try RSA authentication. The argument to
486 this keyword must be ``yes'' or ``no''. RSA authentication will
487 only be attempted if the identity file exists, or an authentica-
488 tion agent is running. The default is ``yes''. Note that this
489 option applies to protocol version 1 only.
492 Specifies what variables from the local environ(7) should be sent
493 to the server. Note that environment passing is only supported
494 for protocol 2. The server must also support it, and the server
495 must be configured to accept these environment variables. Refer
496 to AcceptEnv in sshd_config(5) for how to configure the server.
497 Variables are specified by name, which may contain wildcard char-
498 acters. Multiple environment variables may be separated by
499 whitespace or spread across multiple SendEnv directives. The de-
500 fault is not to send any environment variables.
502 See PATTERNS for more information on patterns.
505 Sets the number of server alive messages (see below) which may be
506 sent without ssh(1) receiving any messages back from the server.
507 If this threshold is reached while server alive messages are be-
508 ing sent, ssh will disconnect from the server, terminating the
509 session. It is important to note that the use of server alive
510 messages is very different from TCPKeepAlive (below). The server
511 alive messages are sent through the encrypted channel and there-
512 fore will not be spoofable. The TCP keepalive option enabled by
513 TCPKeepAlive is spoofable. The server alive mechanism is valu-
514 able when the client or server depend on knowing when a connec-
515 tion has become inactive.
517 The default value is 3. If, for example, ServerAliveInterval
518 (see below) is set to 15 and ServerAliveCountMax is left at the
519 default, if the server becomes unresponsive, ssh will disconnect
520 after approximately 45 seconds. This option applies to protocol
524 Sets a timeout interval in seconds after which if no data has
525 been received from the server, ssh(1) will send a message through
526 the encrypted channel to request a response from the server. The
527 default is 0, indicating that these messages will not be sent to
528 the server. This option applies to protocol version 2 only.
531 Specifies which smartcard device to use. The argument to this
532 keyword is the device ssh(1) should use to communicate with a
533 smartcard used for storing the user's private RSA key. By de-
534 fault, no device is specified and smartcard support is not acti-
537 StrictHostKeyChecking
538 If this flag is set to ``yes'', ssh(1) will never automatically
539 add host keys to the ~/.ssh/known_hosts file, and refuses to con-
540 nect to hosts whose host key has changed. This provides maximum
541 protection against trojan horse attacks, though it can be annoy-
542 ing when the /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts file is poorly maintained
543 or when connections to new hosts are frequently made. This op-
544 tion forces the user to manually add all new hosts. If this flag
545 is set to ``no'', ssh will automatically add new host keys to the
546 user known hosts files. If this flag is set to ``ask'', new host
547 keys will be added to the user known host files only after the
548 user has confirmed that is what they really want to do, and ssh
549 will refuse to connect to hosts whose host key has changed. The
550 host keys of known hosts will be verified automatically in all
551 cases. The argument must be ``yes'', ``no'', or ``ask''. The
555 Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages
556 to the other side. If they are sent, death of the connection or
557 crash of one of the machines will be properly noticed. However,
558 this means that connections will die if the route is down tem-
559 porarily, and some people find it annoying.
561 The default is ``yes'' (to send TCP keepalive messages), and the
562 client will notice if the network goes down or the remote host
563 dies. This is important in scripts, and many users want it too.
565 To disable TCP keepalive messages, the value should be set to
568 Tunnel Request tun(4) device forwarding between the client and the serv-
569 er. The argument must be ``yes'', ``point-to-point'' (layer 3),
570 ``ethernet'' (layer 2), or ``no''. Specifying ``yes'' requests
571 the default tunnel mode, which is ``point-to-point''. The de-
575 Specifies the tun(4) devices to open on the client (local_tun)
576 and the server (remote_tun).
578 The argument must be local_tun[:remote_tun]. The devices may be
579 specified by numerical ID or the keyword ``any'', which uses the
580 next available tunnel device. If remote_tun is not specified, it
581 defaults to ``any''. The default is ``any:any''.
584 Specifies whether to use a privileged port for outgoing connec-
585 tions. The argument must be ``yes'' or ``no''. The default is
586 ``no''. If set to ``yes'', ssh(1) must be setuid root. Note
587 that this option must be set to ``yes'' for
588 RhostsRSAAuthentication with older servers.
590 User Specifies the user to log in as. This can be useful when a dif-
591 ferent user name is used on different machines. This saves the
592 trouble of having to remember to give the user name on the com-
596 Specifies a file to use for the user host key database instead of
600 Specifies whether to verify the remote key using DNS and SSHFP
601 resource records. If this option is set to ``yes'', the client
602 will implicitly trust keys that match a secure fingerprint from
603 DNS. Insecure fingerprints will be handled as if this option was
604 set to ``ask''. If this option is set to ``ask'', information on
605 fingerprint match will be displayed, but the user will still need
606 to confirm new host keys according to the StrictHostKeyChecking
607 option. The argument must be ``yes'', ``no'', or ``ask''. The
608 default is ``no''. Note that this option applies to protocol
611 See also VERIFYING HOST KEYS in ssh(1).
614 If this flag is set to ``yes'', an ASCII art representation of
615 the remote host key fingerprint is printed in addition to the hex
616 fingerprint string at login and for unknown host keys. If this
617 flag is set to ``no'', no fingerprint strings are printed at lo-
618 gin and only the hex fingerprint string will be printed for un-
619 known host keys. The default is ``no''.
622 Specifies the full pathname of the xauth(1) program. The default
623 is /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth.
626 A pattern consists of zero or more non-whitespace characters, `*' (a
627 wildcard that matches zero or more characters), or `?' (a wildcard that
628 matches exactly one character). For example, to specify a set of decla-
629 rations for any host in the ``.co.uk'' set of domains, the following pat-
634 The following pattern would match any host in the 192.168.0.[0-9] network
639 A pattern-list is a comma-separated list of patterns. Patterns within
640 pattern-lists may be negated by preceding them with an exclamation mark
641 (`!'). For example, to allow a key to be used from anywhere within an
642 organisation except from the ``dialup'' pool, the following entry (in au-
643 thorized_keys) could be used:
645 from="!*.dialup.example.com,*.example.com"
649 This is the per-user configuration file. The format of this file
650 is described above. This file is used by the SSH client. Be-
651 cause of the potential for abuse, this file must have strict per-
652 missions: read/write for the user, and not accessible by others.
655 Systemwide configuration file. This file provides defaults for
656 those values that are not specified in the user's configuration
657 file, and for those users who do not have a configuration file.
658 This file must be world-readable.
664 OpenSSH is a derivative of the original and free ssh 1.2.12 release by
665 Tatu Ylonen. Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo
666 de Raadt and Dug Song removed many bugs, re-added newer features and cre-
667 ated OpenSSH. Markus Friedl contributed the support for SSH protocol
668 versions 1.5 and 2.0.
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