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1.341 RHEL-10-700690

Information

RHEL 10 must not have any ".shosts" files on the system.

GROUP ID: V-281272RULE ID: SV-281272r1166768

The ".shosts" files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via Secure Shell (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.

Solution

Configure RHEL 10 to not have any ".shosts" files on the system.

Remove any found ".shosts" files from the system with the following command:

$ sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/.shosts

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26403

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-281272r1166768_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-700690, Vuln-ID|V-281272

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ad2dea90fcf497b1434ff3955e38ca4e697a785b3b978488fa5157294a8e2b69