Archive | November 30, 2014

How to Change Your Kali Default SSH Keys

Quick guide to changing the already generated SSH keys. To change your Kali default SSH keys, move the default Kali SSH keys to a new folder first:

cd /etc/ssh/
mkdir default_kali_keys
mv ssh_host_* default_kali_keys/

Next, regenerate the SSH keys:

dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server

Lastly, verify SSH key hashes are different:

md5sum ssh_host_*
md5sum default_kali_keys/*
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