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SSH Tectia Server uses an XML-based configuration file ssh-server-config.xml
that allows flexible implementation of real-life enterprise security
policies.
The configuration file can be used to define settings with values that are different from the factory-set default values. When the configuration file has been created, the values of elements included in the file will override the default values of those elements. Any elements not included in the configuration file will use the hardcoded default values.
You can view the default values in the
ssh-server-config-default.xml
file that is stored in
/etc/ssh2/
on Unix and in
<INSTALLDIR>\SSH Tectia Server\
on Windows. The default
configuration file is not read by SSH Tectia Server, but it shows the hardcoded system
defaults.
The SSH Tectia Server includes also an example file
ssh-server-config-example.xml
that contains a useful
example configuration with explanations of the options. The example file is
located in the same directory as the default configuration file.
The ssh-server-config.xml
configuration file can be
edited with an XML editor or ASCII text editor directly in XML format (see
Configuration File for SSH Tectia Server). On Windows, you can use the
SSH Tectia Server Configuration tool to edit the configuration (see
Configuration Tool (Windows)).
After editing the configuration file, in most cases it is enough to reconfigure the server, but changing the listener ports or the FIPS-mode settings requires restarting the server. On Windows, reconfiguration happens when you click "Apply" or "OK". On Unix, to make SSH Tectia Server re-read its configuration, you can use the ssh-server-config-tool(8). For server restarting instructions, see Starting and Stopping the Server.