Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-215305 | AIX7-00-002123 | SV-215305r877377_rule | Medium |
Description |
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If SSH permits rhosts RSA authentication, a user may be able to log in based on the keys of the host originating the request and not any user-specific authentication. |
STIG | Date |
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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-08-23 |
Check Text ( C-16503r294366_chk ) |
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Check the SSH daemon configuration for the "RhostsRSAAuthentication" setting by running: # grep -i RhostsRSAAuthentication /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -v '^#' The above command should yield the following output: RhostsRSAAuthentication no If the setting is present and set to "yes", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-16501r294367_fix) |
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Edit the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config file", add the following line, and save the change: RhostsRSAAuthentication no Restart the SSH daemon: # stopsrc -s sshd # startsrc -s sshd |