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DO NOT DO THIS ON PRODUCTION SYSTEM!!!
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root_via_ssh_key
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Change
PermitRootLogin without-password
StrictModes yes
to set of
#PermitRootLogin without-password
PermitRootLogin yes
StrictModes no
If necessary, downgrade ciphers
Ciphers [email protected],[email protected],aes256-ctr,aes128-ctr
MACs [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-sha1
KexAlgorithms diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
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