The configuration file that contains the default options for SSH clients is /etc/ssh/ssh_config. This file is read by the ssh program when it connects to a remote SSH server. It can contain global options that apply to all hosts, or host-specific options that only apply to certain hosts or patterns. The /etc/ssh/ssh_config file is the system-wide default SSH client configuration file. It can be overridden by a user-specific configuration file
~/.ssh/config, which is located in the user's home directory. The /etc/ssh/ssh_config file is part of the topic
110.1: Perform security administration tasks, which is one of the objectives of the LPI Linux Administrator -
102 exam12. References: 1: LPI Linux Administrator - 102 (LPIC-1) 2: Exam 102 Objectives