OpenSSH ssh_config configuration example for CentOS Linux 8

Get the default configuration file ssh_config for OpenSSH, optimized for CentOS Linux 8. This example configuration ensures optimal compatibility and performance for OpenSSH, making it easy to set up and adjust to meet your needs.

Find and download the configuration file here: /etc/gsissh/ssh_config.

For more configurations and setup guides, visit our related files section to further customize your system.

    #	$OpenBSD: ssh_config,v 1.34 2019/02/04 02:39:42 dtucker Exp $

# This is the ssh client system-wide configuration file.  See
# ssh_config(5) for more information.  This file provides defaults for
# users, and the values can be changed in per-user configuration files
# or on the command line.

# Configuration data is parsed as follows:
#  1. command line options
#  2. user-specific file
#  3. system-wide file
# Any configuration value is only changed the first time it is set.
# Thus, host-specific definitions should be at the beginning of the
# configuration file, and defaults at the end.

# Site-wide defaults for some commonly used options.  For a comprehensive
# list of available options, their meanings and defaults, please see the
# ssh_config(5) man page.

# Host *
#   ForwardAgent no
#   ForwardX11 no
#   PasswordAuthentication yes
#   HostbasedAuthentication no
#   GSSAPIAuthentication yes
#   GSSAPIDelegateCredentials yes
#   GSSAPIKeyExchange yes
#   GSSAPITrustDNS no
#   BatchMode no
#   CheckHostIP yes
#   AddressFamily any
#   ConnectTimeout 0
#   StrictHostKeyChecking ask
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_dsa
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa
#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
#   Port 22
#   Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc
#   MACs hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com
#   EscapeChar ~
#   Tunnel no
#   TunnelDevice any:any
#   PermitLocalCommand no
#   VisualHostKey no
#   ProxyCommand ssh -q -W %h:%p gateway.example.com
#   RekeyLimit 1G 1h
#
# This system is following system-wide crypto policy.
# To modify the system-wide ssh configuration, create a  *.conf  file under
#  /etc/gsissh/ssh_config.d/  which will be automatically included below
Include /etc/gsissh/ssh_config.d/*.conf

    
  

Config Details

Location
/etc/gsissh/ssh_config
Operating system
CentOS Linux 8
Length
52 lines
MD5 checksum
18d1827f3fdf6889e8d61ae026a5c965

Usage

Download the raw file with wget or curl

Wget

wget -O ssh_config.example https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/openssh/centos8/etc/gsissh/ssh_config

cURL

curl https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/openssh/centos8/etc/gsissh/ssh_config > ssh_config.example