SSH Penetration Testing

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• SSH Penetration Testing
• Purpose
• Prerequisites
• Required Tools
• Required Knowledge
• Outputs and Deliverables
• Core Workflow
• Phase 1: SSH Service Discovery

Conduct comprehensive SSH security assessments including enumeration, credential attacks, vulnerability exploitation, tunneling techniques, and post-exploitation activities. This skill covers the complete methodology for testing SSH service security. Nmap with SSH scripts Hydra or Medusa for brute-forcing ssh-audit for configuration analysis Metasploit Framework Python with Paramiko library SSH protocol fundamentals Public/private key authentication Port forwarding concepts Linux command-line proficiency 1. SSH Enumeration Report - Versions, algorithms, configurations 2. Credential Assessment - Weak passwords, default credentials 3. Vulnerability Assessment - Known CVEs, misconfigurations 4. Tunnel Documentation - Port forwarding configurations Identify SSH services on target networks: Gather detailed information about SSH services: Identify weak configurations: Key configuration weaknesses to identify: Weak key exchange algorithms (diffie-hellman-group1-sha1) Weak ciphers (arcfour, 3des-cbc) Weak MACs (hmac-md5, hmac-sha1-96) Deprecated protocol versions Test for weak or exposed keys: Check for exposed keys: Search for known vulnerabilities: Forward local port to remote service: E

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