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Stub for ~/.ssh/config
# Sane security defaults for SSH clients. Disables everything old and nasty.
# Explanation: http://mochtu.de/2015/01/06/securing-ssh-connections/
# Background information: https://stribika.github.io/2015/01/04/secure-secure-shell.html
# OSX Users: consider updating your openssh version, or you might see an error.
Host *
KexAlgorithms [email protected],diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256
# delete diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
Ciphers [email protected],aes256-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes128-ctr
MACs [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-ripemd160,[email protected]
ServerAliveInterval 120
TCPKeepAlive no
#Host example.com other.com
# MACs some-other-less-secure-setting-offered-by-your-server
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