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SLES-15-040030 - There must be no shosts.equiv files on the SUSE operating system.
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 "shosts.equiv" files found on the SUSE operating system.> sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/shosts.equiv
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLES_15_V2R6_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 STIG v2r6
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-234985r991589_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-15-040030, Vuln-ID|V-234985
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 206bb191850a50d0e2e515077453a810b4c8a3354e28309dac5c54bd091a76f4