PHTN-30-000108 - The Photon operating system must be configured to protect the Secure Shell (SSH) public host key from unauthorized modification.

Information

If a public host key file is modified by an unauthorized user, the SSH service may be compromised.

Solution

At the command line, run the following commands for each returned file:

# chmod 644 <file>
# chown root:root <file>

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-256577r991589_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-30-000108, Vuln-ID|V-256577

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: fe13b9a806d712ef66e2bc4f440b3a74c05a9a76cb47674473c513b5a35a1db3