The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using rhosts authentication.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-221852 | OL07-00-040350 | SV-221852r991589_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere. |
| STIG | Date |
| Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-26 |
Details
| Check Text (C-23567r419628_chk) |
| Verify the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using known hosts authentication. To determine how the SSH daemon's "IgnoreRhosts" option is set, run the following command: # grep -i IgnoreRhosts /etc/ssh/sshd_config IgnoreRhosts yes If the value is returned as "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-23556r419629_fix) |
| Configure the SSH daemon to not allow authentication using known hosts authentication. Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes": IgnoreRhosts yes |