- name: "Known host required for GitLab Runner SSH executor" announcement_milestone: "14.5" # The milestone when this feature was first announced as deprecated. announcement_date: "2021-11-22" removal_milestone: "15.0" # the milestone when this feature is planned to be removed removal_date: "2022-05-22" breaking_change: true body: | # Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below. In [GitLab 14.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/merge_requests/3074), we added a configuration setting in the GitLab Runner `config.toml` file. This setting, [`[runners.ssh.disable_strict_host_key_checking]`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/ssh.html#security), controls whether or not to use strict host key checking with the SSH executor. In GitLab 15.0 and later, the default value for this configuration option will change from `true` to `false`. This means that strict host key checking will be enforced when using the GitLab Runner SSH executor. stage: Verify tiers: [Core, Premium, Ultimate] issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/28192 documentation_url: https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/ssh.html#security