Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5
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Enable the OpenSSH Service
The SSH server service, sshd, is commonly needed. The <code>sshd</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo systemctl e...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files
SSH server private keys - files that match the <code>/etc/ssh/*_key</code> glob, have to have restricted permissions. If those files are owned by t...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ssh/*.pub
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/ssh/*.pub
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OpenSSH Service Must Use Passcode for Their Private Keys
Verify the SSH private key files have a passcode. For each private key stored on the system, use the following command: <pre>$ sudo ssh-keygen -y ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
If the system needs to act as an SSH server, then certain changes should be made to the OpenSSH daemon configuration file <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_confi...Group -
Set SSH Client Alive Count Max
The SSH server sends at most <code>ClientAliveCountMax</code> messages during a SSH session and waits for a response from the SSH client. The optio...Rule Medium Severity -
Set SSH Client Alive Interval
SSH allows administrators to set a network responsiveness timeout interval. After this interval has passed, the unresponsive client will be automat...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable SSH Access via Empty Passwords
Disallow SSH login with empty passwords. The default SSH configuration disables logins with empty passwords. The appropriate configuration is used ...Rule High Severity -
Disable SSH Root Login
The root user should never be allowed to login to a system directly over a network. To disable root login via SSH, add or correct the following lin...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable SSH Support for User Known Hosts
SSH can allow system users to connect to systems if a cache of the remote systems public keys is available. This should be disabled. <br> ...Rule Medium Severity
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