OpenSSH ssh_config configuration example for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Get the default configuration file ssh_config for OpenSSH, optimized for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). 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/ssh/ssh_config.

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

    
# 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
#   ForwardX11Trusted yes
#   PasswordAuthentication yes
#   HostbasedAuthentication no
#   GSSAPIAuthentication no
#   GSSAPIDelegateCredentials no
#   GSSAPIKeyExchange no
#   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
#   Protocol 2
#   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
    SendEnv LANG LC_*
    HashKnownHosts yes
    GSSAPIAuthentication yes

    
  

Config Details

Location
/etc/ssh/ssh_config
Operating system
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
Length
51 lines
MD5 checksum
f7bf238a3b0bf155c565454a9f819731

Usage

Download the raw file with wget or curl

Wget

wget -O ssh_config.example https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/openssh/ubuntu18.04/etc/ssh/ssh_config

cURL

curl https://exampleconfig.com/static/raw/openssh/ubuntu18.04/etc/ssh/ssh_config > ssh_config.example