System Eligibility

For a system to be considered eligible for participation in the SSH Collection Module, a set of conditions must be met. Some of these conditions are common to all protocol types used in the engagement process, and some are specific to the SSH Collection Module.

Common Requirements

The system responds to an ICMP Echo Request (ping) sourced from the RN150 Virtual Appliance.
The RN150 Virtual Appliance can communicate over TCP or UDP to the system.
The protocol type has been opted-in to on the RN150 Virtual Appliance.
At least one credential for the protocol has been entered in the RN150 Virtual Appliance.

SSH Collection Module Requirements

The system has a running SSH server.
The RN150 Virtual Appliance is permitted to communicate with the system via the server TCP port.
The system firewall permits communication to the server TCP port from the RN150 Virtual Appliance IP.
The SSH server is configured to enable connections from the RN150 Virtual Appliance.
The SSH server is configured to enable the authentication type selected for the provided credential.
The user account associated with the credential is a valid account on the system.
The user account has a valid shell.
The user account is permitted to utilize sudo, unless using the root account.
sudo is configured according to the requirements described in Configuration Examples.
The operating system is understood and supported by the SSH Collection Module.