Does this skill support SSH tunneling and pivoting?

Absolutely. It provides detailed commands and patterns for local, remote, and dynamic port forwarding (SOCKS proxies) as well as ProxyJump configurations for jumping through intermediate hosts.

Can I use this skill to find weak SSH configurations?

Yes, it includes specific workflows for auditing SSH banners, supported algorithms, and ciphers to identify deprecated or insecure settings using ssh-audit and Nmap scripts.

Is there support for Python-based SSH automation?

Yes, the skill includes implementation patterns for the Paramiko library to automate SSH connections, command execution, and custom brute-force scripts.

What tools are required for this SSH penetration testing skill?

This skill utilizes industry-standard tools like Nmap, Hydra, Medusa, ssh-audit, and the Metasploit Framework to conduct thorough security assessments.

SSH Penetration Testing

Name: SSH Penetration Testing
Author: claudiodearaujo

byclaudiodearaujo

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Security & Testing

Conducts comprehensive SSH security assessments including enumeration, credential attacks, and configuration auditing.

This skill provides a structured methodology for auditing and testing the security of SSH services. It guides users through service discovery, detailed enumeration of versions and algorithms, credential testing via brute-force and password spraying, and advanced tunneling techniques like local/remote port forwarding and SOCKS proxies. Ideal for security researchers and system administrators, it ensures SSH implementations follow hardening best practices while identifying potential vulnerabilities, known CVEs, and dangerous misconfigurations.

Key Features

01Post-exploitation workflows for privilege escalation and persistence checking

020 GitHub stars

03Orchestrated credential attacks including brute-forcing with Hydra and Medusa

04Comprehensive configuration auditing using ssh-audit for weak algorithms and ciphers

05Automated SSH service discovery and banner grabbing with Nmap and Netcat

06Advanced SSH tunneling and pivoting techniques for secure network exploration

Use Cases

01Setting up secure port forwarding and SOCKS proxies for authorized network pivoting

02Performing security audits on enterprise SSH servers to identify weak encryption standards

03Testing network resilience against credential-based attacks and password spraying

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add claudiodearaujo/sistema-de-narra-o-de-livro-front ssh-penetration-testing

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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Key Features

01Post-exploitation workflows for privilege escalation and persistence checking

020 GitHub stars

03Orchestrated credential attacks including brute-forcing with Hydra and Medusa

04Comprehensive configuration auditing using ssh-audit for weak algorithms and ciphers

05Automated SSH service discovery and banner grabbing with Nmap and Netcat

06Advanced SSH tunneling and pivoting techniques for secure network exploration

Use Cases

01Setting up secure port forwarding and SOCKS proxies for authorized network pivoting

02Performing security audits on enterprise SSH servers to identify weak encryption standards

03Testing network resilience against credential-based attacks and password spraying

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add claudiodearaujo/sistema-de-narra-o-de-livro-front ssh-penetration-testing

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Download Skill