SSH SECURITY Modes

For SSH we have two security modes, the first “Normal” is for greater compatibility (and less security) and the second is “High”. The high level provides a more locked down environment by using more secure KexAlgorithms.


You can access this from the main menu by enter /n and then 22.


In the submenu select option 3 for security access to choose between Normal and High.


SSH ACCESS: [Shared]

  1. Enable: On
  2. Port: 22
  3. Security Level: Normal
  4. SSH View Port Enable: Off
  5. SSH View Port Bidirection: Off

When set to High, the box is set to the following:


KexAlgorithms


diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org


MACs


umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com


When set to Normal, The box is set to the following


3des-cbc, aes128-cbc, aes192-cbc, aes256-cbc, aes128-ctr, aes192-ctr, aes256-ctr, aes128-gcm@openssh.com, aes256-gcm@openssh.com, chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com


*The SSH key size is 2048