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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217141	SLES-12-010400	SV-217141r991589_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
SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-11-25

Details

Check Text (C-18369r369579_chk)

Verify there are no ".shosts" files on the SUSE operating 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-18367r369580_fix)

Remove any ".shosts" files found on the SUSE operating system.

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