Detections
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ESXI-65-000018 - The ESXi host SSH daemon must not permit GSSAPI authentication.
Information
GSSAPI authentication is used to provide additional authentication mechanisms to applications. Allowing GSSAPI authentication through SSH exposes the system's GSSAPI to remote hosts, increasing the attack surface of the system.Solution
From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':GSSAPIAuthentication no
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-5_Y20M04_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere ESXi OS 6.5 v1r4
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-104069r1_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-65-000018, Vuln-ID|V-93983
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 27c3e34651542e06511a476552c39d21fe162ac67afa638ae5b61fc909ab078c