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The SSH daemon LoginGraceTime must be set correctly.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51353 OSX8-00-00945 SV-65563r1_rule Low
Description
LoginGraceTime must be securely configured in /etc/sshd_config.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53697r1_chk )
To check the amount of time that a user can login through SSH, run the following command:

grep LoginGraceTime /etc/sshd_config

If the value is not set to "30" or less, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56153r1_fix)
In order to make sure that LoginGraceTime is configured correctly, run the following command:

sudo sed -i.bak 's/.*LoginGraceTime.*/LoginGraceTime 30/' /etc/sshd_config