By default, entries in ~/.ssh/known_hosts disclosure on which servers a user as access to, allowing detailled attack against these servers. Depending on the affected infrastructure, this might be a privacy problem, too. Force SSH to hash new entries in known_hosts (existing ones will not be converted) to avoid permission disclosure. Signed-off-by: Peter Müller <peter.mueller(a)link38.eu> --- config/ssh/ssh_config | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/config/ssh/ssh_config b/config/ssh/ssh_config index b36909f85..9f7121c76 100644 --- a/config/ssh/ssh_config +++ b/config/ssh/ssh_config @@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ Host * # ensure only allowed authentication methods are used PreferredAuthentications publickey,keyboard-interactive,password + # hash entries in ~/.ssh/known_hosts file to avoid permission disclosure + HashKnownHosts yes + # EOF -- 2.16.4