/etc/ssh/ssh config

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• ~/.ssh/config
• /etc/ssh/ssh_config

Host machine_name_for_ssh_client
    ProxyJump YOUR_SERVER_TO_USE_AS_JUMPSERVER
    Hostname (IP or hostname)
    Port 22
    User USERNAME_TO_CONNECT
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

ControlMaster auto
ControlPath ~/.ssh/sockets/%r@%h-%p
ControlPersist 36000

To allow connection to some Cisco IOS devices:

KexAlgorithms +diffie-hellman-group14-sha1

Related terms

• Default usernames

See also

• SSH: ssh, TLS, .ppk, .pem, .crt, .pub, ED25519, Key exchange method (KEX), public key, private key, ssh -Q kex, IAMUserSSHKeys, known_hosts, ssh tunnel, Dropbear
• OpenSSH (changelog): /etc/ssh/sshd_config | /etc/ssh/ssh_config | ~/.ssh/ | openSSL | sshd logs | sftp | scp | authorized_keys | ssh-keygen | ssh-keyscan | ssh-add | ssh-agent | ssh | Ssh -O stop | ssh-copy-id | CheckHostIP | UseKeychain, OpenSSF