OL 8 must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon an SSH logon.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-248718 | OL08-00-020350 | SV-248718r991589_rule | CCI-000052 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Providing users with feedback on when account accesses via SSH last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-13 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-248718r991589_chk)
Verify SSH provides users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred 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*printlastlog'
PrintLastLog yes
If the "PrintLastLog" keyword is set to "no", is missing, or is commented out, this is a finding.
If conflicting results are returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-52106r779719_fix)
Configure SSH to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred by setting the required configuration options in "/etc/pam.d/sshd" or in the "sshd_config" file used by the system ("/etc/ssh/sshd_config" will be used in the example). Note that this file may be named differently or be in a different location if using a version of SSH that is provided by a third-party vendor.
Modify the "PrintLastLog" line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" to match the following:
PrintLastLog yes
The SSH service must be restarted for changes to "sshd_config" to take effect.