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Configuration Panel PBQs: CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006)

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You are a Linux system administrator responsible for hardening the SSH daemon on a newly provisioned Ubuntu Server 'app-build-01' that will be used as a CI/CD build server. The server currently has SSH configured with insecure defaults including root login enabled, password authentication allowed, and an unrestricted listen address. Harden the SSH configuration to meet the corporate security baseline before the server is placed on the production network.

app-build-01 — sshd_config

Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS | OpenSSH 9.6

System Information

app-build-01

OpenSSH_9.6p1

Access Controls

Maximum number of authentication attempts per connection

IP address the SSH daemon listens on (0.0.0.0 = all interfaces)

Authentication

Progress

0 of 6 settings correct

Adjust the configuration settings to meet the requirements

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