The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to display the last login immediately after authentication.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258879 | PHTN-40-000216 | SV-258879r933698_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Providing users with feedback on the last time they logged on via SSH facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-10-29 | |||
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