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1.104 SOL-11.1-040360

Information

Direct root account login must not be permitted for SSH access.

GROUP ID: V-216354
RULE ID: SV-216354r959010

The system should not allow users to log in as the root user directly, as audited actions would be non-attributable to a specific user.

Solution

The root role is required.

Modify the sshd_config file

# pfedit /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Locate the line containing:

PermitRootLogin

Change it to:

PermitRootLogin no

Restart the SSH service.

# svcadm restart svc:/network/ssh

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23765

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216354r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-040360, Vuln-ID|V-216354

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 176928d9e2cb24e7b074d42992e5fb38a1c8de7da522b05dcbaaf9a95c864253