The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to display the last login immediately after authentication.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258879	PHTN-40-000216	SV-258879r933698_rule		Medium

Description
Providing users with feedback on the last time they logged on via SSH facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-29

Details

Check Text ( C-62619r933696_chk )
At the command line, run the following command to verify the running configuration of sshd: # sshd -T|&grep -i PrintLastLog Example result: printlastlog yes If "PrintLastLog" is not set to "yes", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62528r933697_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/ssh/sshd_config Ensure the "PrintLastLog" line is uncommented and set to the following: PrintLastLog yes At the command line, run the following command: # systemctl restart sshd.service