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RHEL-09-252070 - There must be no shosts.equiv files on RHEL 9.
Information
The shosts.equiv files are used to configure host-based authentication for the system via 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
Remove any found "shosts.equiv" files from the system.$ sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/shosts.equiv
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_9_V2R8_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 STIG v2r8
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257955r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-252070, Vuln-ID|V-257955
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 696c81325de59a01cb007f61e0362e755ee5d7feb9ae6f6ccbe05f4afb3def90