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V-271719

CAT II (Medium)

OL 9 must not allow a noncertificate trusted host SSH logon to the system.

Rule ID

SV-271719r1091869_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

SSH trust relationships mean a compromise on one host can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts.

Check Content

Verify that OL 9 does not allow a noncertificate trusted host SSH logon to the system with the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*hostbasedauthentication'
HostbasedAuthentication no

If the "HostbasedAuthentication" keyword is not set to "no", is missing, or is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure OL 9 to not allow a noncertificate trusted host SSH logon to access the system.

Add or modify the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" or in a file in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d".

HostbasedAuthentication no

Restart the SSH daemon for the settings to take effect:

$ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service