Ansible collection: foundata.sshd

This repository contains the foundata.sshd Ansible Collection.

It provides resources to manage and use the OpenSSH secure shell daemon (sshd), propably the world's most used SSH (Secure SHell) server.

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Table of contents

• Included content
• Dependencies
• Licensing, copyright
• Author information

Included content

Role: foundata.sshd.run

The primary role in this collection to configure and maintain sshd with security best practices by default. Its README.md covers configuration, usage examples, and more:

• Ansible role: foundata.sshd.run
  • Table of contents
  • Features
  • Example playbooks, using this role
  • Supported tags
  • Role variables
    • run_sshd_state
    • run_sshd_autoupgrade
    • run_sshd_service_state
    • run_sshd_service_settings
    • run_sshd_config_service_dropin_file_name
    • run_sshd_config_access_check
  • Dependencies
  • Compatibility
  • External requirements

Dependencies

See dependencies in galaxy.yml.

Licensing, copyright

Copyright (c) 2025, 2026, foundata GmbH https://foundata.com

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later (SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later), see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt for the full text.

The REUSE.toml file provides detailed licensing and copyright information in a human- and machine-readable format. This includes parts that may be subject to different licensing or usage terms, such as third-party components. The repository conforms to the REUSE specification. You can use reuse spdx to create an SPDX software bill of materials (SBOM).

Trademarks

Third-party trademarks used in this repository:

• Ansible®, CentOS®, Fedora®, Red Hat® and RHEL® are trademarks of Red Hat, LLC, registered in the United States and other countries.
• Debian® is a trademark of Software in the Public Interest, Inc., registered in Germany and the United States.
• openSUSE® is a trademark of SUSE LLC or its affiliates, registered in the European Union and the United States.
• SUSE® is a trademark of SUSE LLC or its affiliates, registered in Germany, the European Union and the United States.
• Ubuntu® is a trademark of Canonical Ltd., registered in Germany, the European Union and the United States.

Their use here is purely descriptive and does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by the trademark holders.

Own and licensed trademarks used in this repository:

• foundata® is a trademark of IPAM GmbH, registered in Germany and the European Union, licensed to foundata GmbH.

Author information

This project was created and is maintained by foundata.