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+====== SSHD Config File ======
-**SSH Daemon config file**: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+  * SSH Daemon config file: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    * Configure additional options here
+    * See man sshd_config
+Some useful options
+  * Port -> TCP listening port for sshd
+  * PermitRootLogin -> Allow/disallow root login
+  * MaxAuthTries -> Number of authentication tries. When 1/2 the number is reached, failures are logged.
+  * MaxSessions -> Max number of ssh sessions from one IP address
+  * AllowUsers -> Space-separated list of users allowed to connect
+  * PasswordAuthentication -> Whether to allow password authentication or not.
+  * GSSAPIAuthentication -> Authentication through GSSAPI enabled or disabled. Used for kerberos
+  * ClientAliveInterval -> Interval in seconds packets are sent to the client to see if the client is still alive.
+  * ClientAliveCountMax -> Number of client alive packets to send.
+  * UseDNS -> Use DNS name lookup to match an incoming IP address to name. (if on)
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