Securing SSH - devinziegler/Devin-Tech-Journal GitHub Wiki

Assignment:

Disable Remote Root Login:

• Edit sshd.conf:

vi /etc/ssh/sshd.conf

• Make changes:

PermitRootLogin no 

• Restart SSH:

systemctl restart sshd

Remote Root Login Should be disabled.

Checking Logs For Root Login Denial:

cat /var/log/secure | grep "not met"