Check: PHTN-67-000123
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS STIG:
PHTN-67-000123
(in versions v1 r6 through v1 r1)
Title
The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disallow HostbasedAuthentication. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
SSH trust relationships enable trivial lateral spread after a host compromise and therefore must be explicitly disabled.
Check Content
At the command line, execute the following command: # sshd -T|&grep -i HostbasedAuthentication Expected result: hostbasedauthentication no If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config with a text editor. Ensure that the "HostbasedAuthentication" line is uncommented and set to the following: HostbasedAuthentication no At the command line, execute the following command: # service sshd reload
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-239194r877377_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-239194
Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000366 |
The organization implements the security configuration settings. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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CM-6 |
Configuration Settings |