RHEL 9 SSH daemon must not allow known hosts authentication.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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| V-258006 | RHEL-09-255150 | SV-258006r926005_rule | Medium |
| Description |
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| Configuring the IgnoreUserKnownHosts setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote login via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere. |
| STIG | Date |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-12-01 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-61747r926003_chk ) |
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| Verify the SSH daemon does not allow known hosts authentication with the following command: $ sudo grep -ir ignoreuser /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/* IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes If the value is returned as "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-61671r926004_fix) |
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| Configure the SSH daemon to not allow known hosts authentication. Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes": IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes The SSH service must be restarted for changes to take effect: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service |