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PHTN-30-000081 - The Photon operating system must configure sshd to perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
Information
If other users have access to modify user-specific Secure Shell (SSH) configuration files, they may be able to log on to the system as another user.Solution
Navigate to and open:/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Ensure the 'StrictModes' line is uncommented and set to the following:
StrictModes yes
At the command line, run the following command:
# systemctl restart sshd.service
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y25M01_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 7.0 Photon OS v1r4
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-256550r991589_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-30-000081, Vuln-ID|V-256550
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: b7977fa18fd35d6dd93823326f7d401f657da80a5301d183c09f0d556d2a6bf3