Check: AOSX-09-000570
Apple OS X 10.9 Workstation STIG:
AOSX-09-000570
(in version v1 r2)
Title
The operating system must implement replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
The SSH Version should be explicitly set to Version 2. Version 2 supports strong crypto and was rewritten from scratch to resolve several weaknesses in Version 1 that make it extremely vulnerable to attackers. The weaker crypto in Version 1 is potentially susceptible to certain forms of replay attacks. The system default is to only enable Version 2. A replay attack may enable an unauthorized user to gain access to the operating system. Authentication sessions between the authenticator and the operating system validating the user credentials must not be vulnerable to a replay attack. An authentication process resists replay attacks if it is impractical to achieve a successful authentication by recording and replaying a previous authentication message.
Check Content
To check which protocol is configured for sshd, run the following: sudo grep ^Protocol /etc/sshd_config If there is no result or the result is not '2', this is a finding.
Fix Text
In order to make sure that 'Protocol 2' is used by sshd, run the following command: sudo sed -i.bak 's/.*Protocol.*/Protocol 2/' /etc/sshd_config
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-72793r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-58363
Group Title:
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-001941 |
The information system implements replay-resistant authentication mechanisms for network access to privileged accounts. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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IA-2 (8) |
Network Access To Privileged Accounts - Replay Resistant |