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1.12 OL08-00-010100

Information

OL 8, for certificate-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.

GROUP ID: V-248532RULE ID: SV-248532r958450

If an unauthorized user obtains access to a private key without a passcode, that user would have unauthorized access to any system where the associated public key has been installed.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Create a new private and public key pair that uses a passcode with the following command:

$ sudo ssh-keygen -n [passphrase]

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23791

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000186, Rule-ID|SV-248532r958450_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-010100, Vuln-ID|V-248532

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5969b2e65e1a54485d59cdc27cd3bd243d7a9ba3f261f42b4e8e668e1b8d786b