There must be no shosts.equiv files on the SUSE operating system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217142	SLES-12-010410	SV-217142r603262_rule		High

Description
The shosts.equiv files are used to configure host-based authentication for 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
SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-06

Details

Check Text ( C-18370r369582_chk )
Verify there are no "shosts.equiv" files on the SUSE operating system. Check the system for the existence of these files with the following command: # find /etc -name shosts.equiv If any "shosts.equiv" files are found on the system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-18368r369583_fix)
Remove any "shosts.equiv" files found on the SUSE operating system. # rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/shosts.equiv