#!/usr/bin/env bash parameter_sshd_t=maxauthtries parameter_sshd_config=MaxAuthTries desired_value=4 if ! command -v sshd &>/dev/null; then echo "sshd command could not be found" exit 0 fi # Check using sshd -T output actual_value=$(sshd -T | grep -i "$parameter_sshd_t" | awk '{print $2}') if [ -z "$actual_value" ]; then if grep -iq '^$parameter_sshd_config' /etc/ssh/sshd_config; then actual_value=$(grep -i '^$parameter_sshd_config' /etc/ssh/sshd_config | awk '{print $2}') else echo "$parameter_sshd_config not set in sshd_config, using default" exit 1 fi fi if [ "$actual_value" -le "$desired_value" ]; then exit 0 else exit 1 fi