The SSH daemon must not allow authentication using known hosts authentication.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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| V-215131 | UBTU-16-030300 | SV-215131r610931_rule | Medium |
| Description |
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| Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere. |
| STIG | Date |
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| Canonical Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2020-12-09 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-16330r285261_chk ) |
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| Verify the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using known hosts authentication. To determine how the SSH daemon's "IgnoreUserKnownHosts" option is set, run the following command: # grep IgnoreUserKnownHosts /etc/ssh/sshd_config IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes If the value is returned as "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16328r285262_fix) |
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| Configure the SSH daemon to not allow authentication using known hosts authentication. Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes": IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: # sudo systemctl restart sshd.service |