diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34245bf..8473e23 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ strongly inspired by awesome work by https://github.com/jessfraz
 - https://blog.g3rt.nl/upgrade-your-ssh-keys.html
 - https://stribika.github.io/2015/01/04/secure-secure-shell.html
 - https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Guidelines/OpenSSH#OpenSSH_client
+- see `/etc/ssh/ssh_config` and `.ssh/config`
 
 add this to `~/.ssh/config`:
 
-```
+```bash
 # Ensure KnownHosts are unreadable if leaked - it is otherwise easier to know which hosts your keys have access to.
 HashKnownHosts yes
 # Host keys the client accepts - order here is honored by OpenSSH
@@ -58,6 +59,6 @@ keyid-format 0xlong
 
 ## TODO
 
-- explain setup, ideas, practises
-- add HOWTO
-- seperate sources.list setup for server/desktop
+- [ ] explain setup, ideas, practises
+- [ ] add HOWTO
+- [ ] seperate sources.list setup for server/desktop
diff --git a/etc/ssh/ssh_config b/etc/ssh/ssh_config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e233f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/ssh/ssh_config
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+
+# This is the ssh client system-wide configuration file.  See
+# ssh_config(5) for more information.  This file provides defaults for
+# users, and the values can be changed in per-user configuration files
+# or on the command line.
+
+# Configuration data is parsed as follows:
+#  1. command line options
+#  2. user-specific file
+#  3. system-wide file
+# Any configuration value is only changed the first time it is set.
+# Thus, host-specific definitions should be at the beginning of the
+# configuration file, and defaults at the end.
+
+# Site-wide defaults for some commonly used options.  For a comprehensive
+# list of available options, their meanings and defaults, please see the
+# ssh_config(5) man page.
+
+# some resources on hardening SSH
+#  - https://blog.g3rt.nl/upgrade-your-ssh-keys.html
+#  - https://stribika.github.io/2015/01/04/secure-secure-shell.html
+#  - https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Guidelines/OpenSSH#OpenSSH_client
+
+Host *
+#   ForwardAgent no
+#   ForwardX11 no
+#   ForwardX11Trusted yes
+#   RhostsRSAAuthentication no
+#   RSAAuthentication yes
+#   PasswordAuthentication yes
+#   HostbasedAuthentication no
+#   GSSAPIAuthentication no
+#   GSSAPIDelegateCredentials no
+#   GSSAPIKeyExchange no
+#   GSSAPITrustDNS no
+#   BatchMode no
+#   CheckHostIP yes
+#   AddressFamily any
+#   ConnectTimeout 0
+#   StrictHostKeyChecking ask
+#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/identity
+#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_dsa
+#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa
+#   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+#   Port 22
+#   Protocol 2
+#   Cipher 3des
+# Host keys the client accepts - order here is honored by OpenSSH
+HostKeyAlgorithms ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-ed25519,ssh-rsa,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256
+
+# defaults:
+#   Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc
+#   MACs hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160
+
+# hardened:
+KexAlgorithms curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256
+MACs hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-256,umac-128@openssh.com
+Ciphers chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes128-ctr
+    
+#   EscapeChar ~
+#   Tunnel no
+#   TunnelDevice any:any
+#   PermitLocalCommand no
+#   VisualHostKey no
+#   ProxyCommand ssh -q -W %h:%p gateway.example.com
+#   RekeyLimit 1G 1h
+    SendEnv LANG LC_*
+    HashKnownHosts yes
+    GSSAPIAuthentication yes