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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Description:
+# This script sets certain parameters in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
+# It's not production ready and only used for training purposes.
+#
+# What should it do?
+# * Check whether a /etc/ssh/sshd_config file exists
+# * Create a backup of this file
+# * Edit the file to set certain parameters
+# * Reload the sshd configuration
+# To enable debugging mode remove '#' from the following line
+#set -x
+# Variables
+
+file="$1"
+param[1]="PermitRootLogin "
+param[2]="PubkeyAuthentication"
+param[3]="AuthorizedKeysFile"
+param[4]="PasswordAuthentication"
+
+# Functions
+usage(){
+  cat << EOF
+    usage: $0 ARG1
+    ARG1 Name of the sshd_config file to edit.
+    In case ARG1 is empty, /etc/ssh/sshd_config will be used as default.
+
+    Description:
+    This script sets certain parameters in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
+    It's not production ready and only used for training purposes.
+
+    What should it do?
+    * Check whether a /etc/ssh/sshd_config file exists
+    * Create a backup of this file
+    * Edit the file to set certain parameters
+EOF
+}
+
+backup_sshd_config(){
+  if [ -f ${file} ]
+  then
+    /usr/bin/cp ${file} ${file}.1
+  else
+    /usr/bin/echo "File ${file} not found."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+edit_sshd_config(){
+  for PARAM in ${param[@]}
+  do
+    /usr/bin/sed -i '/^'"${PARAM}"'/d' ${file}
+    /usr/bin/echo "All lines beginning with '${PARAM}' were deleted from ${file}."
+  done
+  /usr/bin/echo "${param[1]} no" >> ${file}
+  /usr/bin/echo "'${param[1]} no' was added to ${file}."
+  /usr/bin/echo "${param[2]} yes" >> ${file}
+  /usr/bin/echo "'${param[2]} yes' was added to ${file}."
+  /usr/bin/echo "${param[3]} .ssh/authorized_keys" >> ${file}
+  /usr/bin/echo "'${param[3]} .ssh/authorized_keys' was added to ${file}."
+  /usr/bin/echo "${param[4]} no" >> ${file}
+  /usr/bin/echo "'${param[4]} no' was added to ${file}"
+}
+
+reload_sshd(){
+  /usr/bin/systemctl reload sshd.service
+  /usr/bin/echo "Run '/usr/bin/systemctl reload sshd.service'...OK"
+}
+
+# main
+while getopts .h. OPTION
+do
+  case $OPTION in
+    h)
+    usage
+    exit;;
+    ?)
+    usage
+    exit;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "${file}" ]
+then
+
+file="/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
+fi
+backup_sshd_config
+edit_sshd_config
+reload_sshd
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