QCecuring - Enterprise Security Solutions

SSH Key Management & Hardening

Understand and secure SSH key infrastructure across your organization. From key inventory and trust mapping through automated rotation, orphan key remediation, and SSH hardening best practices. Hands-on labs using real Linux servers.

1 Day (7 hours) Instructor-Led, Live Virtual Intermediate $750 per participant (minimum 3)

What You'll Learn

Full Day - Discovery, Rotation & Hardening

Morning

SSH key authentication internals
Key types: RSA, ECDSA, Ed25519 - what to use, retire
SSH certificate-based auth vs raw keys
Lab: Scan servers, discover all keys, build trust map
Orphan key identification and risks
Lab: Identify orphan keys in lab environment

Afternoon

Zero-downtime key rotation strategy
Handling automation dependencies (scripts, cron, CI/CD)
Lab: Rotate keys on multiple servers without breaking access
sshd_config best practices and algorithm restrictions
Jump host / bastion architecture
SSH key management policy template
SSH certificates vs raw keys - when to migrate

Lab Environment

Infrastructure

Dedicated cloud lab per participant

VMs / Resources

4x Linux instances (multi-server environment with various SSH configs)

Access

SSH

Post-Training

48 hours additional access

What's Included

1 day live instructor-led training (7 hours)
Dedicated cloud lab per participant
Step-by-step lab manuals
SSH hardening checklist
SSH key management policy template
Automation scripts (key discovery, rotation)
Post-training email support (1 week)
Certificate of Completion

Who Should Attend

Systems administrators, DevOps engineers, security operations teams, infrastructure engineers

Prerequisites

Linux command line proficiency (SSH, file editing, basic scripting), understanding of SSH key-based authentication

Training Investment

Participants Per Person Total
3 $750 $2,250
5 $750 $3,750
8 $750 $6,000
10 $750 $7,500
15+ $700 $10,500

On-site delivery available at additional cost (travel + accommodation).

Ready to Enroll?

Contact us to schedule training for your team. We offer flexible scheduling and can customize the curriculum to your environment.

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