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SSH Config Explainer: sshconfig and sshdconfig

Paste sshconfig or sshdconfig: Host blocks and every keyword explained, weakening settings called out, nothing connects.
sshconfig / sshdconfig pasted as text, nothing connects anywhereClearSSH configuration text

Paste an ssh client config (or an sshd_config. Server keywords are labeled as such). Every keyword is explained, weakening settings are called out, and unknown keywords are counted rather than guessed.
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Paste, drop, or type to begin. Everything stays on this device.

paste a config to explain each option

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Canonical HTML: https://nutter.tools/config/ssh
Markdown version: https://nutter.tools/config/ssh/index.md
Plain-text version: https://nutter.tools/config/ssh/index.txt
Agent index: https://nutter.tools/llms.txt