--- - name: Block root and password authentication lineinfile: path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp: '{{ item.regexp }}' line: '{{ item.line }}' validate: 'sshd -T -f %s' state: present with_items: - regexp: '^PasswordAuthentication' line: 'PasswordAuthentication no' - regexp: '^PermitRootLogin' line: 'PermitRootLogin no' notify: Restart ssh - name: Install fail2ban apt: name: fail2ban state: present - name: Configure fail2ban blockinfile: path: /etc/fail2ban/jail.local create: yes mode: 0644 block: | [sshd] enabled = true filter = sshd # notify: Restart fail2ban - name: Turn fail2ban off for now service: name: fail2ban enabled: false state: stopped