update--

roles/common/templates/etc/ssh/sshd_config.j2

@@ -144,9 +144,15 @@ PasswordAuthentication {{ sshd_password_authentication }}
 # The default is “no”.
 PermitEmptyPasswords no
 
+{% if (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "Debian") and (ansible_facts['distribution_major_version']|int > 11) %}
+# Change to yes to enable challenge-response passwords (beware issues with
+# some PAM modules and threads)
+KbdInteractiveAuthentication no
+{% else %}
 # Specifies whether challenge-response authentication is allowed (e.g. via PAM).
 # The default is “yes”.
 ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
+{% endif %}
 
 # Don't read the user's ~/.rhosts and ~/.shosts files
 IgnoreRhosts yes
@@ -389,10 +395,10 @@ Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
 Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
 {% endif %}
 
-# Specifies whether sshd(8) should look up the remote host name and check 
-# that the resolved host name for the remote IP address maps back to the 
+# Specifies whether sshd(8) should look up the remote host name and check
+# that the resolved host name for the remote IP address maps back to the
 # very same IP address.
-# The default is “yes”.
+# The default is 'yes'.
 UseDNS {{ sshd_use_dns }}
 
 # Specifies whether X11 forwarding is permitted. The argument must be 
@@ -405,12 +411,12 @@ UseDNS {{ sshd_use_dns }}
 # The default is 10.
 X11DisplayOffset 10
 
-# Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the 
-# other side. If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one 
+# Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the
+# other side. If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one
 # of the machines will be properly noticed.  However, this means
-# that connections will die if the route is down temporarily, and some 
-# people find it annoying. On the other hand, if TCP keepalives are not 
-# sent, sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving “ghost” users 
+# that connections will die if the route is down temporarily, and some
+# people find it annoying. On the other hand, if TCP keepalives are not
+# sent, sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving 'ghost' users
 # and consuming server resources.
 #
 # The default is “yes” (to send TCP keepalive messages), and the server 
@@ -463,4 +469,36 @@ Match group sftp_users
   ChrootDirectory %h
   ForceCommand internal-sftp
 
+Match all
+
 {% endif -%}
+
+{% if (sshd_pasword_auth_user is defined) and sshd_pasword_auth_user %}
+
+#-----------------------------
+# Match User for PasswordAuthentication
+#-----------------------------
+{% for item in sshd_pasword_auth_user %}
+
+Match User {{ item }}
+  PasswordAuthentication yes
+
+Match all
+
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if (sshd_pasword_auth_ip is defined) and sshd_pasword_auth_ip %}
+
+#-----------------------------
+# Match IP Address for PasswordAuthentication
+#-----------------------------
+{% for item in sshd_pasword_auth_ip %}
+
+Match Address {{ item }}
+  PasswordAuthentication yes
+
+Match all
+
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}

roles/common/templates/etc/ssh/sshd_config.ubuntu.j2

@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ AcceptEnv LANG LC_*
 # By default no subsystems are defined.
 Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
 
-# Specifies whether sshd(8) should look up the remote host name and check 
-# that the resolved host name for the remote IP address maps back to the 
+# Specifies whether sshd(8) should look up the remote host name and check
+# that the resolved host name for the remote IP address maps back to the
 # very same IP address.
-# The default is “yes”.
+# The default is 'yes'.
 UseDNS {{ sshd_use_dns }}
 
 # Specifies whether X11 forwarding is permitted. The argument must be 
@@ -268,12 +268,12 @@ UseDNS {{ sshd_use_dns }}
 # The default is 10.
 X11DisplayOffset 10
 
-# Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the 
-# other side. If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one 
+# Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the
+# other side. If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one
 # of the machines will be properly noticed.  However, this means
-# that connections will die if the route is down temporarily, and some 
-# people find it annoying. On the other hand, if TCP keepalives are not 
-# sent, sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving “ghost” users 
+# that connections will die if the route is down temporarily, and some
+# people find it annoying. On the other hand, if TCP keepalives are not
+# sent, sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving 'ghost' users
 # and consuming server resources.
 #
 # The default is “yes” (to send TCP keepalive messages), and the server