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PHTN-40-000211 - The Photon operating system must configure Secure Shell (SSH) to disallow Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSSAPI) authentication.
Information
GSSAPI authentication is used to provide additional authentication mechanisms to applications. Allowing GSSAPI authentication through Secure Shell (SSH) exposes the system's GSSAPI to remote hosts, increasing the attack surface of the system.Solution
Navigate to and open:/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Ensure the "GSSAPIAuthentication" line is uncommented and set to the following:
GSSAPIAuthentication no
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_8-0_Y26M10_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-258874r991589_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-40-000211, Vuln-ID|V-258874
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 0c7b8d1daa38179eab70096c8c99863afbab790fd00aacc257de01970eadcb41