diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index b4f4cbf..727e1ff 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func New(cfg *config.XCConfig, backend store.Backend) (*Cli, error) {
 	remote.SetNumThreads(cli.sshThreads)
 	remote.SetSSHCommand(cfg.SSHCommand)
 	remote.SetRemoteEnvironment(cfg.RemoteEnvironment)
+	remote.ApplyConfiguredOptions(cfg.SSHOptions)
 
 	// interpreter
 	cli.setInterpreter("none", cfg.Interpreter)
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 260374d..ed3e5b2 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ interpreter = bash
 interpreter_sudo = sudo bash
 interpreter_su = su -
 
+[ssh]
+PasswordAuthentication = no
+PubkeyAuthentication = yes
+StrictHostKeyChecking = no
+TCPKeepAlive = yes
+ServerAliveCountMax = 12
+ServerAliveInterval = 5
+
 [backend]
 type = conductor
 url = http://c.inventoree.ru
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@ type XCConfig struct {
 	SSHThreads             int
 	SSHConnectTimeout      int
 	SSHCommand             string
+	SSHOptions             map[string]string
 	RemoteTmpdir           string
 	Mode                   string
 	RaiseType              string
@@ -165,6 +174,7 @@ func read(filename string, secondPass bool) (*XCConfig, error) {
 	cfg.BackendCfg = &BackendConfig{Type: BTIni, Options: make(map[string]string)}
 	cfg.LocalEnvironment = make(map[string]string)
 	cfg.RemoteEnvironment = make(map[string]string)
+	cfg.SSHOptions = make(map[string]string)
 
 	hf, err := props.GetString("main.history_file")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -298,6 +308,14 @@ func read(filename string, secondPass bool) (*XCConfig, error) {
 	}
 	cfg.PrependHostnames = phn
 
+	sshOptsKeys, err := props.Subkeys("ssh")
+	if err == nil {
+		for _, key := range sshOptsKeys {
+			nsKey := fmt.Sprintf("ssh.%s", key)
+			cfg.SSHOptions[key], _ = props.GetString(nsKey)
+		}
+	}
+
 	bkeys, err := props.Subkeys("backend")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Backend configuration error: %s", err)
diff --git a/remote/ssh.go b/remote/ssh.go
index c985cdf..a1b2094 100644
--- a/remote/ssh.go
+++ b/remote/ssh.go
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+// ApplyConfiguredOptions merges default options and configured ones
+func ApplyConfiguredOptions(cfgOptions map[string]string) {
+	for k, v := range cfgOptions {
+		sshOptions[k] = v
+	}
+}
+
 func sshOpts() (params []string) {
 	params = make([]string, 0)
 	for opt, value := range sshOptions {