SSH BANNER AND MESSAGE OF THE DAY
- Layout for this exercise:
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- sshd_config is the file where SSH configuration is stored.
- The banner displayed when connecting via SSH service is located at /etc/issue.net:
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- To display a message of the day (motd) the entry PrintMotd must be enabled to yes:
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- Editing /etc/issue.net the default message showing the Linux version can be personalized:
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- To personalize the message of the day just edit /etc/motd:
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- Replacing the default message:
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- Restarting SSH:
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- Checking the IP:
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- Accessing from a Windows machine with Putty:
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- Banner:
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- Message Of The Day:
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- Accessing from a Linux Kali machine the banner is displayed:
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- Also the Message Of The Day is displayed:
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