ssh-penetration-testing

name: SSH Penetration Testing description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "pentest SSH services", "enumerate SSH configurations", "brute force SSH credentials", "exploit SSH vulnerabilities", "perform SSH tunneling", or "audit SSH security". It provides comprehensive SSH penetration testing methodologies and techniques. metadata: author: zebbern version: 4.1.0-fractal

SSH Penetration Testing

Purpose

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.

Prerequisites

🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

1. Required Tools

2. Required Knowledge

3. Phase 1: SSH Service Discovery

4. Phase 2: SSH Enumeration

5. Phase 3: SSH Configuration Auditing

6. Phase 4: Credential Attacks

7. Phase 5: Key-Based Authentication Testing

8. Phase 6: Vulnerability Exploitation

9. Phase 7: SSH Tunneling and Port Forwarding

10. Phase 8: Post-Exploitation

11. Phase 9: Custom SSH Scripts with Paramiko

12. Phase 10: Metasploit SSH Modules

13. SSH Enumeration Commands

14. Brute-Force Options

15. Port Forwarding Types

16. Common SSH Ports

17. Legal Considerations

18. Technical Limitations

19. Evasion Techniques