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ESXI-65-000011 - The ESXi host SSH daemon must be configured to use only the SSHv2 protocol.
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SSH protocol version 1 suffers from design flaws that result in security vulnerabilities and should not be used. Only SSH protocol version 2 connections should be permitted.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':Add or correct the following line in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':
Protocol 2
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-5_Y21M10_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere ESXi OS 6.5 v2r3
References: CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000068, Rule-ID|SV-207612r378610_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-65-000011, STIG-Legacy|SV-104055, STIG-Legacy|V-93969, Vuln-ID|V-207612
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 331a97e19b6450cb3d15099732dc4b6c3fe5d17b7ba4acdd7f3bad6a99e0d974