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V-281272

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must not have any ".shosts" files on the system.

Rule ID

SV-281272r1166768_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000213

Discussion

The ".shosts" files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via Secure Shell (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 RHEL 10 does not have any ".shosts" files on the system with the following command:

$ sudo find / -name .shosts

If a ".shosts" file is found, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 to not have any ".shosts" files on the system.

Remove any found ".shosts" files from the system with the following command:

$ sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/.shosts