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The SSH daemon must be configured with the Department of Defense (DoD) login banner.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-38615 RHEL-06-000240 SV-50416r1_rule Medium
Description
The warning message reinforces policy awareness during the logon process and facilitates possible legal action against attackers. Alternatively, systems whose ownership should not be obvious should ensure usage of a banner that does not provide easy attribution.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-11-28

Details

Check Text ( C-46173r1_chk )
To determine how the SSH daemon's "Banner" option is set, run the following command:

# grep -i Banner /etc/ssh/sshd_config

If a line indicating /etc/issue is returned, then the required value is set.
If the required value is not set, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-43563r1_fix)
To enable the warning banner and ensure it is consistent across the system, add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config":

Banner /etc/issue

Another section contains information on how to create an appropriate system-wide warning banner.