The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disallow HostbasedAuthentication.
Overview
Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
V-256584 | PHTN-30-000115 | SV-256584r991591_rule | Medium |
Description |
Secure Shell (SSH) trust relationships enable trivial lateral spread after a host compromise and therefore must be explicitly disabled. |
STIG | Date |
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 |
Details
Check Text (C-60259r887424_chk) |
At the command line, run the following command: # sshd -T|&grep -i HostbasedAuthentication Expected result: hostbasedauthentication no If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-60202r887425_fix) |
Navigate to and open: /etc/ssh/sshd_config Ensure the "HostbasedAuthentication" line is uncommented and set to the following: HostbasedAuthentication no At the command line, run the following command: # systemctl restart sshd.service |