There must be no shosts.equiv files on the SUSE operating system.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-234985 | SLES-15-040030 | SV-234985r991589_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 Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-234985r991589_chk)
Verify there are no "shosts.equiv" files on the SUSE operating system.
Check the system for the existence of these files 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-38136r619225_fix)
Remove any "shosts.equiv" files found on the SUSE operating system.
> sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/shosts.equiv