ssh_config: reorder HashKnownHosts option

[config/dotfiles.git] / ssh_config

diff --git a/ssh_config b/ssh_config
index a9835c2512f79531e24facb831323c091ebd3ee2..188d9251e1353457443db676fc5200052d83ee5c 100644 (file)
--- a/ssh_config
+++ b/ssh_config
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Some options are set even if they are default to prevent /etc/ssh/ssh_config
 # from overwriting them.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2011-2014  Simon Ruderich
+# Copyright (C) 2011-2016  Simon Ruderich
 #
 # This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
 #     ServerAliveInterval 5
 
 
+# Options are parsed top-to-bottom, the first matching option is used. Later
+# assignments to the same option are ignored, thanks to anonJD in #openssh on
+# Freenode (2011-05-18 21:40 CEST) for letting me know. Therefore put all
+# affected host specific rules here, before the global rules.
+#
+# For example to change the MACs option for a specific host, use:
+#
+# Host host
+#     # Old SSH daemon which needs SHA1 (SHA-512 in case it gets updated).
+#     MACs hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1
+
+
 # Rules for all hosts.
 Host *
 
@@ -104,17 +116,17 @@ Host *
 # prevents stale master connections.
     ControlPersist 10
 
-# Hash hosts in ~/.ssh/known_hosts to try to conceal the known hosts. Doesn't
-# help if the ssh hosts are stored in the shell's history file or in this file
-# as shortcut.
-    HashKnownHosts yes
-
 # Don't permit running local commands (default).
     PermitLocalCommand no
 
 # Don't send any environment variables (default).
     SendEnv
 
+# Don't hash any hosts in ~/.ssh/known_hosts. It doesn't help if the ssh hosts
+# are stored in the shell's history file or in this file as shortcut so it's
+# rather useless (default).
+    HashKnownHosts no
+
 # Check host IP in known_hosts when connecting to detect DNS spoofing
 # (default).
     CheckHostIP yes