diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/apache_karaf_command_execution.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/apache_karaf_command_execution.rb
index 82ca5afee1..ccf2c21373 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/apache_karaf_command_execution.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/apache_karaf_command_execution.rb
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
   def do_login(user, pass, ip)
     factory = ssh_socket_factory
     opts = {
-      auth_methods:    ['password'],
-      port:            rport,
-      config:          false,
-      use_agent:       false,
-      password:        pass,
-      proxy:           factory,
-      non_interactive: true
+      :auth_methods    => ['password'],
+      :port            => rport,
+      :config          => false,
+      :use_agent       => false,
+      :password        => pass,
+      :proxy           => factory,
+      :non_interactive => true,
+      :verify_host_key => :never
     }
 
     opts.merge!(verbose: :debug) if datastore['SSH_DEBUG']
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/cerberus_sftp_enumusers.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/cerberus_sftp_enumusers.rb
index 47b5a792ee..6e9110bb00 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/cerberus_sftp_enumusers.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/cerberus_sftp_enumusers.rb
@@ -67,13 +67,14 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
 
   def check_vulnerable(ip)
     opt_hash = {
-      port:          rport,
-      auth_methods:  ['password', 'keyboard-interactive'],
-      use_agent:     false,
-      config:        false,
-      password_prompt: Net::SSH::Prompt.new,
-      non_interactive: true,
-      proxies:       datastore['Proxies']
+      :port            => rport,
+      :auth_methods    => ['password', 'keyboard-interactive'],
+      :use_agent       => false,
+      :config          => false,
+      :password_prompt => Net::SSH::Prompt.new,
+      :non_interactive => true,
+      :proxies         => datastore['Proxies'],
+      :verify_host_key => :never
     }
 
     begin
@@ -105,11 +106,12 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
     pass = Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(8)
 
     opt_hash = {
-      auth_methods: ['password', 'keyboard-interactive'],
-      port:         port,
-      use_agent:    false,
-      config:       false,
-      proxies:      datastore['Proxies']
+      :auth_methods    => ['password', 'keyboard-interactive'],
+      :port            => port,
+      :use_agent       => false,
+      :config          => false,
+      :proxies         => datastore['Proxies'],
+      :verify_host_key => :never
     }
 
     opt_hash.merge!(verbose: :debug) if datastore['SSH_DEBUG']
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/fortinet_backdoor.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/fortinet_backdoor.rb
index 70e83503f2..797f299efc 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/fortinet_backdoor.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/fortinet_backdoor.rb
@@ -48,14 +48,15 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
     factory = ssh_socket_factory
 
     ssh_opts = {
-      port:            rport,
+      :port            => rport,
       # The auth method is converted into a class name for instantiation,
       # so fortinet-backdoor here becomes FortinetBackdoor from the mixin
-      auth_methods:    ['fortinet-backdoor'],
-      non_interactive: true,
-      config:          false,
-      use_agent:       false,
-      proxy:           factory
+      :auth_methods    => ['fortinet-backdoor'],
+      :non_interactive => true,
+      :config          => false,
+      :use_agent       => false,
+      :proxy           => factory,
+      :verify_host_key => :never
     }
 
     ssh_opts.merge!(verbose: :debug) if datastore['SSH_DEBUG']
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/juniper_backdoor.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/juniper_backdoor.rb
index 79e151e3c2..48518110dd 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/juniper_backdoor.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/juniper_backdoor.rb
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
   def run_host(ip)
     factory = ssh_socket_factory
     ssh_opts = {
-      port:         rport,
-      auth_methods: ['password', 'keyboard-interactive'],
-      password:     %q{<<< %s(un='%s') = %u},
-      proxy: factory,
-      :non_interactive => true
+      :port            => rport,
+      :auth_methods    => ['password', 'keyboard-interactive'],
+      :password        => %q{<<< %s(un='%s') = %u},
+      :proxy           => factory,
+      :non_interactive => true,
+      :verify_host_key => :never
     }
 
     ssh_opts.merge!(verbose: :debug) if datastore['SSH_DEBUG']
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_enumusers.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_enumusers.rb
index 265cf9071e..b7cd1a95da 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_enumusers.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_enumusers.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
       :password      => pass,
       :config        => false,
       :proxy         => factory,
-      :non_interactive => true
+      :non_interactive => true,
+      :verify_host_key => :never
     }
 
     opt_hash.merge!(:verbose => :debug) if datastore['SSH_DEBUG']
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_identify_pubkeys.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_identify_pubkeys.rb
index cfce1a497d..5ff1c4ab20 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_identify_pubkeys.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_identify_pubkeys.rb
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
         :use_agent     => false,
         :config =>false,
         :proxy	  => factory,
-        :non_interactive => true
+        :non_interactive => true,
+	:verify_host_key => :never
       }
 
       opt_hash.merge!(:verbose => :debug) if datastore['SSH_DEBUG']