WN25-SH-000080 - The Windows Server 2025 OpenSSH configuration file must conform to minimum requirements.

Information

Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services, which if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files must be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.

Solution

Maintain the permissions of the '$env:ProgramData/ssh/sshd_config' file as follows:

NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(F)
BUILTIN\Administrators:(F)
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(RX)

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R4_STIG.zip