--- - name: Disable password authentication replace: path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp: 'PasswordAuthentication yes' replace: 'PasswordAuthentication no' - name: Disable root authentication replace: path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp: '#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password' replace: 'PermitRootLogin no' - name: Disable X11 forwarding replace: path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp: 'X11Forwarding yes' replace: 'X11Forwarding no' - name: Explicitly only listen on ipv4 replace: path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp: '#AddressFamily any' replace: 'AddressFamily inet' - name: Check if AllowUsers is defined lineinfile: state: absent path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp: "^AllowUsers" check_mode: true changed_when: false register: checkallowusers - name: Define AllowUsers if undefined lineinfile: state: present path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config line: "AllowUsers tormakris ansible service-user" when: checkallowusers.found == 0 - name: "Restart sshd" service: name: sshd state: restarted ...