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

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-258879PHTN-40-000216SV-258879r933698_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
Providing users with feedback on the last time they logged on via SSH facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide2023-10-29

Details

Check Text (C-258879r933698_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