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    Change your Kali default ssh keys.

    So here's is my guide to change the already generated ssh keys that everyone has installed on kali:

    After all we are hot on security right???? We dont want the same keys as the next man do we (MITM).....

    Move the default Kali ssh keys to a new folder:

    cd /etc/ssh/
    mkdir default_kali_keys
    mv ssh_host_* default_kali_keys/


    This will move your default keys to the new folder...

    Regenerate the keys:

    dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
    Creating SSH2 RSA key; this may take some time ...
    Creating SSH2 DSA key; this may take some time ...
    Creating SSH2 ECDSA key; this may take some time ...
    insserv: warning: current start runlevel(s) (empty) of script `ssh' overrides LSB defaults (2 3 4 5).
    insserv: warning: current stop runlevel(s) (2 3 4 5) of script `ssh' overrides LSB defaults (empty).

    Verify ssh key hashes are different:

    md5sum ssh_host_*
    Compare new key hashes to the hashes below)
    cd default_kali_keys/
    md5sum *

    b9419ea3a8fff086c258740e89ca86b8 ssh_host_dsa_key
    f9a5b57d7004e3740d07c5b037d15730 ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
    58e49e0d7b24249c38db0c9cf595751b ssh_host_ecdsa_key
    597c83fabf3c1e4f2c7af74af05ac671 ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub
    cc0d92036bb86797bed354338faa7223 ssh_host_rsa_key
    cc9ddc90b891b5251ed4ea8341495e84 ssh_host_rsa_key.pub

    Job done !!!! I would also change the default port from 22 to another in the ssh_config

    Here is my win 7 phone running ssh connected to Kali and running attaxsuite:

    http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/pe...22fff.jpg.html

    http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/pe...02639.jpg.html

    http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/pe...26aa9.jpg.html

    Kali screens:

    http://s1302.photobucket.com/user/pe...bef0f.jpg.html

    Kind Regards Dee
    Last edited by pentest09; 2013-05-11 at 17:17.

  2. #2
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    Great, Thanks

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    Great advice, thanks!

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    Thanks Dee!
    x_X

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    I'm curious, what is the value in preserving the old/previous host ssh keys?

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    Thanks for this!!

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    Thanks.. Great post!

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