In this article, you will find how to enable SSH in Kali Linux so that you can securely login into remote machines and transfer files easily. There are other protocols similar to SSH that let you transmit files but they are not that safe as SSH. SSH is mainly used in a client-server model. There will be two ends, the first one is client SSH and the other one is SSH Server. You can read more about SSH here. Since SSH encrypts all the data, it is super safe and nearly impossible to hijack your sessions or data being sent.
How to Enable SSH in Kali Linux in 2 Minutes
By default, Kali Linux comes with an OpenSSH server installed on it. For some reason, if it is not present in there, then follow the below-given command to get it installed. Now use the below given command to start the SSH server. Now that we are done with installing OpenSSH Server, now let’s just enable Kali Linux Remote SSH Service. Run the following command to remove run levels To load SSH defaults To see if the service is running or not, run the following command Now we have successfully installed and enabled SSH in Kali Linux. Next is to secure it by changing default Kali SSH Keys. This will help us to avoid Man In The Middle or MITM attacks. First of all, we need to move Kali SSH to some other folder, for that you may use the below given command. Run the following command to see if the hashes are different. Once verified, next is to restart the SSH server. Use the command given below to restart SSH. Additionally, you may also change the SSH Server Port for safety. Execute the following commands for the same. Use this command to edit the ssh_config file Again restart SSH To login, use: Change the parameters according to the changes you have made.
Conclusion
This is how easy it is to enable and set up SSH on Kali Linux. Now you may perform all task that requires an active SSH service running.
