jtesta/ssh-audit

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4280 stars · 225 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

ssh-audit is a Python CLI tool that audits SSH server and client configurations, analyzing banners, key exchange, encryption, MAC, and compression algorithms for weaknesses. It provides algorithm recommendations, version compatibility analysis, and policy-based scans against hardened configurations.

Use cases

• audit my ssh server configuration for weak algorithms
• check which ssh key exchange and cipher algorithms my server supports
• verify ssh servers comply with a hardened security policy
• find weak or legacy ssh settings before a security review
• scan multiple ssh hosts for configuration issues
• get hardening recommendations for OpenSSH or Dropbear

When to choose

• you need a dependency-free Python tool to audit SSH server or client security
• you want policy-based compliance checks against hardened SSH configurations
• you need algorithm-level analysis with recommendations for specific SSH software versions

When to avoid

• you need a full network vulnerability scanner rather than an SSH-specific audit
• you want continuous monitoring or a GUI dashboard instead of a one-shot CLI scan
• you need to audit protocols other than SSH

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

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