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RHEL-10-700690 - RHEL 10 must not have any ".shosts" files on the system.

Information

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://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_10_V1R1_STIG.zip

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: 306afb8007ae77cb04c4fe2e7b705d1cbd2ad6b03f869bf3f7db2cda4b011a6e