How to disable & block SSH access to a MikroTik Router
In this article, we will look at several ways to limit or block SSH access to a MikroTik RouterOS device.
How to disable the SSH service
Launch Winbox and connect to the router
Click IP | Services- Right click on the ssh service and choose Disable
CLI Command to disable SSH service
/ip service disable ssh
How to limit access to SSH from specific IP hosts or networks
/ip service set ssh address=172.16.1.5/32,10.1.1.0/24
Firewall rule to block all SSH traffic to the router
/ip firewall add action=drop chain=input dst-port=22 protocol=tcp
I hope you found this MikroTik Tutorial about SSH useful. If it helped you out, please leave a comment below and checkout my other MikroTik Tutorials!
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One Reply to “How to disable & block SSH access to a MikroTik Router”
Nice to know it. I was trying the old techniques but didn’t work.