There must be no shosts.equiv files on SLEM 5.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261344 | SLEM-05-255095 | SV-261344r996490_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 | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-261344r996490_chk)
Verify there are no "shosts.equiv" files on SLEM 5 with the following command:
> sudo find /etc -name shosts.equiv
If any "shosts.equiv" files are found on the system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-64981r995898_fix)
Remove any "shosts.equiv" files found on SLEM 5.
> sudo rm /<path_to_file>/shosts.equiv