ESXI-06-000011 - The SSH daemon must be configured to use only the SSHv2 protocol.

Information

SSH protocol version 1 suffers from design flaws that result in security vulnerabilities and should not be used.

Solution

Only SSH protocol version 2 connections should be permitted.

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_VMware_vSphere_6-0_ESXi_V1R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 STIG v1r5 Unix

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-17(2), CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000068, Group-ID|V-63191, Rule-ID|SV-77681r1_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-06-000011, Vuln-ID|V-63191

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e702c19593e6514c42162d2a1fce484aa1f941cdf353f6af00f1f7f81f7e8e71