V-261343

Discussion

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.

Check Content

Verify there are no ".shosts" files on SLEM 5 with the following command:

     > sudo find / \( -path /.snapshots -o -path /sys -o -path /proc \) -prune -o -name '.shosts' -print

If any ".shosts" files are found on the system, this is a finding.