--- sshd_config.5.orig 2013-02-11 18:02:09.000000000 -0600 +++ sshd_config.5 2013-05-13 06:49:28.164628328 -0500 @@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ .It Cm ChallengeResponseAuthentication Specifies whether challenge-response authentication is allowed (e.g. via PAM or though authentication styles supported in -.Xr login.conf 5 ) +.Xr login.conf 5 ) . +See also +.Cm UsePAM . The default is .Dq yes . .It Cm ChrootDirectory @@ -555,7 +557,7 @@ .Pp .Pa /etc/hosts.equiv and -.Pa /etc/shosts.equiv +.Pa /etc/ssh/shosts.equiv are still used. The default is .Dq yes . @@ -841,7 +843,22 @@ .It Cm PasswordAuthentication Specifies whether password authentication is allowed. The default is +.Dq no , +unless +.Nm sshd +was built without PAM support, in which case the default is .Dq yes . +Note that if +.Cm ChallengeResponseAuthentication +is +.Dq yes , +and the PAM authentication policy for +.Nm sshd +includes +.Xr pam_unix 8 , +password authentication will be allowed through the challenge-response +mechanism regardless of the value of +.Cm PasswordAuthentication . .It Cm PermitEmptyPasswords When password authentication is allowed, it specifies whether the server allows login to accounts with empty password strings. @@ -887,7 +904,14 @@ or .Dq no . The default is -.Dq yes . +.Dq no . +Note that if +.Cm ChallengeResponseAuthentication +is +.Dq yes , +the root user may be allowed in with its password even if +.Cm PermitRootLogin is set to +.Dq without-password . .Pp If this option is set to .Dq without-password , @@ -1006,7 +1030,9 @@ section in .Xr ssh-keygen 1 . .It Cm RhostsRSAAuthentication -Specifies whether rhosts or /etc/hosts.equiv authentication together +Specifies whether rhosts or +.Pa /etc/hosts.equiv +authentication together with successful RSA host authentication is allowed. The default is .Dq no . @@ -1146,7 +1172,7 @@ .Xr sshd 8 as a non-root user. The default is -.Dq no . +.Dq yes . .It Cm UsePrivilegeSeparation Specifies whether .Xr sshd 8 @@ -1182,7 +1208,7 @@ or .Dq no . The default is -.Dq no . +.Dq yes . .Pp When X11 forwarding is enabled, there may be additional exposure to the server and to client displays if the