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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-234985	SLES-15-040030	SV-234985r622137_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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-03-04

Details

Check Text ( C-38173r619224_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: > sudo find /etc -name shosts.equiv If any "shosts.equiv" files are found on the system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38136r619225_fix)
Remove any "shosts.equiv" files found on the SUSE operating system. > sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/shosts.equiv