# How to disable ssh from RED

**URL:** <https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-to-disable-ssh-from-red/4030>\
**Category:** Firewall Rules\
**Created:** [11 December 2020 12:33 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-to-disable-ssh-from-red/4030 "2020-12-11T12:33:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![pmueller](https://community.ipfire.org/user_avatar/community.ipfire.org/pmueller/32/9019_2.png) [@pmueller](https://community.ipfire.org/u/pmueller)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2020 07:26 UTC](https://community.ipfire.org/t/how-to-disable-ssh-from-red/4030/4 "2020-12-12T07:26:49Z")

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Hi,

> [@sxfire01](#):
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> Whatever i try, the ssh Connection from extern is always reachable if the sshd is running.!

are you testing this from behind your IPFire installation?

Either way, this suspiciously reminds me of that topic:

> [@Unwanted WebGUI access via Internet](https://community.ipfire.org/t/unwanted-webgui-access-via-internet/2274):
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> For some obscure reason I could access the WebGUI managment console via the internet, even though the ports were not opened to the WAN side, and only set for internal abuse. Ports 81, and 1013 had no entries in the firewall settings either, which means they should be ignored or dropped. Out of the 15 odd boxes I have running, only 3 suffered from this issue, 2 of which were fresh installs with core141 ISO from two months ago, and one of these is a VM. Not all boxes are on the same cores, so I h…

In case there is a scenario where IPFire exposes it’s SSH port to RED by accident, we have got to nail down it and fix the underlying problem. Otherwise, it would be interesting to see the _full_ configuration of your IPFire machine. Please post as much as information as you can.

Thanks, and best regards,  
Peter Müller

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