Allowing SSH access to everyone is not a secure practice. Once you configure Unrestricted SSH Monitoring, any time someone opens port 22 to all, you’ll receive real-time notification.

Unrestricted SSH Rule

To enable the rule, simply go to the “Available nOps Rules” tab in nOps Rules and click on the “Unrestricted SSH” rule.

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Unrestricted SSH Summary

Once enabled, the rule will appear on the “Applied nOps Rules” tab with a count of all resources across all regions that violates the rule.

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Unrestricted SSH Detail

Clicking on the rule in the “Applied nOps Rules” tab, you will be able to see, in detail, the resources (with their regions) that are non-compliant.

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Unrestricted SSH Alerts

Once enabled, you can configure your nOps account to receive email, Slack, and/or Hipchat alerts, alerting you to when non-compliant resources are present and newly created.

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