Configuring SSH on Kali Linux

Configuring SSH on Kali Linux

Verify if Kali is listening on port 22

root@kali:~# netstat -an | grep :22

Check the status of the SSH service

root@kali:~# service ssh status
[FAIL] sshd is not running ... failed!

Start the SSH Service

root@kali:~#service ssh start
[ok] Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell Server:sshd

Check the status of the SSH service again

root@kali:~# service ssh status
[ok] sshd is running

Verify that Kali is listening on port 22

root@kali:~# netstat -an | grep :22
tcp   0   0 0.0.0.0:22  0.0.0.0:*  LISTEN
tcp6  0  0 :::22  :::*  LISTEN 

References: http://firewallengineer.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/guide-kali-linux-how-to-enable-ssh-server/