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There must be no .shosts files on the system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-72277 RHEL-07-040540 SV-86901r1_rule High
Description
The .shosts files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system, as it does not require interactive identification and authentication of a connection request, or for the use of two-factor authentication.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-12-14

Details

Check Text ( C-72511r1_chk )
Verify there are no ".shosts" files on the system.

Check the system for the existence of these files with the following command:

# find / -name '*.shosts'

If any ".shosts" files are found on the system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78631r1_fix)
Remove any found ".shosts" files from the system.

# rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/.shosts