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OL07-00-010470 - The Oracle Linux operating system must not allow a non-certificate trusted host SSH logon to the system.

Information

Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.

Solution

Configure the operating system not to allow a non-certificate trusted host SSH logon to the system.

Edit the '/etc/ssh/sshd_config' file to uncomment or add the line for 'HostbasedAuthentication' keyword and set the value to 'no':

HostbasedAuthentication no

The SSH service must be restarted for changes to take effect.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_7_V3R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-221697r991591_rule, STIG-ID|OL07-00-010470, STIG-Legacy|SV-108237, STIG-Legacy|V-99133, Vuln-ID|V-221697

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: fa7a8f6bfb877bcff71f4f650cc8adedb1e05d0dab17b3f07affed97b5dcbd70