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RHEL 9 SSH daemon must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon an SSH logon.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-258009 RHEL-09-255165 SV-258009r926014_rule Medium
Description
Providing users feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-09-13

Details

Check Text ( C-61750r926012_chk )
Verify the SSH daemon provides users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred with the following command:

$ sudo grep -ir printlast /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*

PrintLastLog yes

If the "PrintLastLog" keyword is set to "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61674r926013_fix)
Configure the SSH daemon to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred.

Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes":

PrintLastLog yes

The SSH service must be restarted for changes to take effect:

$ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service