~/.ssh/config defines per-host shortcuts and options: Host aliases, IdentityFile paths, ProxyJump chains, and default ports, so a plain 'ssh web' expands to a full connection recipe. Settings here are the client-side mirror of the server hardening you just did. Keep permissions at 600 — the file may reference private keys.
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