#!/usr/bin/env bash pmask="0133" maxperm="$(printf '%o' $((0777 & ~$pmask)))" find -L /etc/ssh -type f 2>/dev/null | while IFS= read -r file; do if ssh-keygen -lf "$file" &>/dev/null && file "$file" | grep -qi 'OpenSSH.*public key'; then read -r mode owner group < <(stat -Lc '%#a %U %G' "$file") [ $((mode & pmask)) -gt 0 ] && exit 1 [ "$owner" != "root" ] && exit 1 [ "$group" != "root" ] && exit 1 fi done