There must be no shosts.equiv files on the RHEL 8 operating system.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230283 | RHEL-08-010460 | SV-230283r1017094_rule | CCI-000366 | high |
| Description | ||||
| The "shosts.equiv" files are used to configure host-based authentication for the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system, as it does not require interactive identification and authentication of a connection request, or for the use of two-factor authentication. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-230283r1017094_chk)
Verify there are no "shosts.equiv" files on RHEL 8 with the following command:
$ sudo find / -name shosts.equiv
If a "shosts.equiv" file is found, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32927r567596_fix)
Remove any found "shosts.equiv" files from the system.
$ sudo rm /etc/ssh/shosts.equiv