diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Amain_3A_3Adirs.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Amain_3A_3Adirs.html
index c67a40e..61e259c 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Amain_3A_3Adirs.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Amain_3A_3Adirs.html
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::main::dirs (
     path     => $ssh_etc_path,
     owner    => $sshd_user,
     group    => $sshd_user,
-    mode     => '0700',
+    mode     => '0755',
     selrange => s0,
     selrole  => object_r,
     seltype  => etc_t,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::main::dirs (
     ensure   => directory,
     owner    => $sshd_user,
     group    => $sshd_user,
-    mode     => '0700',
+    mode     => '0755',
     selrange => s0,
     selrole  => object_r,
     seltype  => etc_t,
diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Aparams.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Aparams.html
index dd5db69..5290b75 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Aparams.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Aparams.html
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
         <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
       
       
-        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;no&#39;</tt>)</em>
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;yes&#39;</tt>)</em>
       
       
         &mdash;
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
         <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
       
       
-        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;no&#39;</tt>)</em>
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;yes&#39;</tt>)</em>
       
       
         &mdash;
@@ -1168,6 +1168,24 @@
         &mdash;
         <div class='inline'>
 <p>setting for sshd_config. Default is ‘none’, which means that no banner will be displayed to users when they connect, but can be set to a valid file path if you want to display a custom banner message to users when they connect. This can be used to display legal notices, security warnings, or other information to users when they connect to the SSH server.</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>ssh_login_grace_time</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;2m&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>setting for sshd_config. Default is ‘2m’, which means that users have 2 minutes to successfully authenticate before the server disconnects them, but can be set to a different time interval if desired. This setting can be used to limit the amount of time that attackers have to attempt to brute-force authentication, but should be set to a reasonable value to avoid disconnecting legitimate users who may need more time to log</p>
 </div>
       
     </li>
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-        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 194</span>
+        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 200</span>
 
 class confdroid_ssh::params (
 
@@ -1289,6 +1308,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::params (
   Boolean $ssh_manage_config                = true,
   String  $ssh_address_family               = &#39;any&#39;,
   String  $ssh_listen_address               = &#39;0.0.0.0&#39;,
+  String  $ssh_login_grace_time             = &#39;2m&#39;,
   String  $ssh_root_login                   = &#39;prohibit-password&#39;,
   String  $ssh_strict_modes                 = &#39;yes&#39;,
   String  $ssh_max_auth_tries               = &#39;6&#39;,
@@ -1303,9 +1323,9 @@ class confdroid_ssh::params (
   String  $ssh_rekeylimit                   = &#39;default none&#39;,
   String  $ssh_syslog_facility              = &#39;AUTH&#39;,
   String  $ssh_log_level                    = &#39;INFO&#39;,
-  String  $ssh_password_authentication      = &#39;no&#39;,
+  String  $ssh_password_authentication      = &#39;yes&#39;,
   String  $ssh_permit_empty_passwords       = &#39;no&#39;,
-  String  $ssh_kbd_interactive_auth         = &#39;no&#39;,
+  String  $ssh_kbd_interactive_auth         = &#39;yes&#39;,
   Boolean $ssh_use_kerberos                 = false,
   String  $ssh_kerberos_authentication      = &#39;yes&#39;,
   String  $ssh_kerberos_or_local_passwd     = &#39;yes&#39;,
diff --git a/manifests/main/dirs.pp b/manifests/main/dirs.pp
index 33c2cc8..e3ae64a 100644
--- a/manifests/main/dirs.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/dirs.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::main::dirs (
     path     => $ssh_etc_path,
     owner    => $sshd_user,
     group    => $sshd_user,
-    mode     => '0700',
+    mode     => '0755',
     selrange => s0,
     selrole  => object_r,
     seltype  => etc_t,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::main::dirs (
     ensure   => directory,
     owner    => $sshd_user,
     group    => $sshd_user,
-    mode     => '0700',
+    mode     => '0755',
     selrange => s0,
     selrole  => object_r,
     seltype  => etc_t,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 6161639..6040012 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@
 #   display a custom banner message to users when they connect. This can be used
 #   to display legal notices, security warnings, or other information to users when
 #   they connect to the SSH server.
+# @param [String] ssh_login_grace_time setting for sshd_config.
+#   Default is '2m', which means that users have 2 minutes to successfully
+#   authenticate before the server disconnects them, but can be set to a different
+#   time interval if desired. This setting can be used to limit the amount of time
+#   that attackers have to attempt to brute-force authentication, but should be set
+#   to a reasonable value to avoid disconnecting legitimate users who may need more time to log
 ##############################################################################
 class confdroid_ssh::params (
 
@@ -206,6 +212,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::params (
   Boolean $ssh_manage_config                = true,
   String  $ssh_address_family               = 'any',
   String  $ssh_listen_address               = '0.0.0.0',
+  String  $ssh_login_grace_time             = '2m',
   String  $ssh_root_login                   = 'prohibit-password',
   String  $ssh_strict_modes                 = 'yes',
   String  $ssh_max_auth_tries               = '6',
@@ -220,9 +227,9 @@ class confdroid_ssh::params (
   String  $ssh_rekeylimit                   = 'default none',
   String  $ssh_syslog_facility              = 'AUTH',
   String  $ssh_log_level                    = 'INFO',
-  String  $ssh_password_authentication      = 'no',
+  String  $ssh_password_authentication      = 'yes',
   String  $ssh_permit_empty_passwords       = 'no',
-  String  $ssh_kbd_interactive_auth         = 'no',
+  String  $ssh_kbd_interactive_auth         = 'yes',
   Boolean $ssh_use_kerberos                 = false,
   String  $ssh_kerberos_authentication      = 'yes',
   String  $ssh_kerberos_or_local_passwd     = 'yes',
diff --git a/templates/sshd_custom_conf.erb b/templates/sshd_custom_conf.erb
index 530322a..85f943d 100644
--- a/templates/sshd_custom_conf.erb
+++ b/templates/sshd_custom_conf.erb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ RekeyLimit <%= @ssh_rekeylimit %>
 SyslogFacility <%= @ssh_syslog_facility %>
 LogLevel <%= @ssh_log_level %>
 
+LoginGraceTime <%= @ssh_login_grace_time %>
 PermitRootLogin <%= @ssh_root_login %>
 StrictModes <%= @ssh_strict_modes %>
 MaxAuthTries <%= @ssh_max_auth_tries %>