SLEM 5 SSH daemon must be configured to not allow authentication using known hosts authentication.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261340 | SLEM-05-255075 | SV-261340r996483_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere. |
| STIG | Date |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-65069r996481_chk) |
| Verify SLEM 5 SSH daemon is configured to not allow authentication using "known hosts" authentication 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*ignoreuserknownhosts' /etc/ssh/sshd_config:IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes If "IgnoreUserKnownHosts" is not set to "no", is commented out, missing, or conflicting results are returned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-64977r996482_fix) |
| Configure SLEM 5 SSH daemon to not allow authentication using "known hosts" authentication. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file: IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes Restart the SSH daemon in order for the changes to take effect: > sudo systemctl restart sshd.service |