V-261293

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If a public host key file is modified by an unauthorized user, the SSH service may be compromised.

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Verify SLEM 5 SSH daemon public host key files have mode "644" or less permissive with the following command:

Note: SSH public key files may be found in other directories on the system depending on the installation.

     > find /etc/ssh -name 'ssh_host*key.pub' -exec stat -c "%a %n" {} \;
     644 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
     644 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
     644 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub
     644 /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub

If any file has a mode more permissive than "644", this is a finding.