# Ssh Penetration Testing

> This skill should be used when the user asks to "pentest SSH services", "enumerate SSH configurat…

This skill should be used when the user asks to "pentest SSH services", "enumerate SSH configurations", "brute force SSH credentials", "exploit SSH vulnerabilities", "perform SSH tunneling", or "audit SSH security". It provides comprehensive SSH penetration testing methodologies and techniques.

- Page: https://ss33.ai/skills/dokhacgiakhoa/ssh-penetration-testing-18170962942
- Publisher: dokhacgiakhoa
- Category: [Security](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/security-w9g95g) › [Cloud & infrastructure security](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/security-w9g95g/cloud-and-infrastructure-security-h7oqxp)
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/dokhacgiakhoa/agent-skills-4-vibe-coding-cli/blob/c4a059bbf7a8d6b2162071f0fbfe74053faa6d20/.agent/skills/ssh-penetration-testing/SKILL.md

## Skill

SKILL.md: https://ss33.ai/api/v1/ss33/download/dokhacgiakhoa/ssh-penetration-testing-18170962942

# SSH Penetration Testing

## Purpose

Conduct comprehensive SSH security assessments including enumeration, credential attacks, vulnerability exploitation, tunneling techniques, and post-exploitation activities. This skill covers the complete methodology for testing SSH service security.

## Prerequisites

## 🧠 Knowledge Modules (Fractal Skills)

### 1. [Required Tools](./sub-skills/required-tools.md)
### 2. [Required Knowledge](./sub-skills/required-knowledge.md)
### 3. [Phase 1: SSH Service Discovery](./sub-skills/phase-1-ssh-service-discovery.md)
### 4. [Phase 2: SSH Enumeration](./sub-skills/phase-2-ssh-enumeration.md)
### 5. [Phase 3: SSH Configuration Auditing](./sub-skills/phase-3-ssh-configuration-auditing.md)
### 6. [Phase 4: Credential Attacks](./sub-skills/phase-4-credential-attacks.md)
### 7. [Phase 5: Key-Based Authentication Testing](./sub-skills/phase-5-key-based-authentication-testing.md)
### 8. [Phase 6: Vulnerability Exploitation](./sub-skills/phase-6-vulnerability-exploitation.md)
### 9. [Phase 7: SSH Tunneling and Port Forwarding](./sub-skills/phase-7-ssh-tunneling-and-port-forwarding.md)
### 10. [Phase 8: Post-Exploitation](./sub-skills/phase-8-post-exploitation.md)
### 11. [Phase 9: Custom SSH Scripts with Paramiko](./sub-skills/phase-9-custom-ssh-scripts-with-paramiko.md)
### 12. [Phase 10: Metasploit SSH Modules](./sub-skills/phase-10-metasploit-ssh-modules.md)
### 13. [SSH Enumeration Commands](./sub-skills/ssh-enumeration-commands.md)
### 14. [Brute-Force Options](./sub-skills/brute-force-options.md)
### 15. [Port Forwarding Types](./sub-skills/port-forwarding-types.md)
### 16. [Common SSH Ports](./sub-skills/common-ssh-ports.md)
### 17. [Legal Considerations](./sub-skills/legal-considerations.md)
### 18. [Technical Limitations](./sub-skills/technical-limitations.md)
### 19. [Evasion Techniques](./sub-skills/evasion-techniques.md)