Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 20.04
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SSH Approved ciphers by FIPS
Specify the FIPS approved ciphers that are used for data integrity protection by the SSH server.Value -
SSH Approved MACs by FIPS
Specify the FIPS approved MACs (message authentication code) algorithms that are used for data integrity protection by the SSH server.Value -
SSH session Idle time
Specify duration of allowed idle time.Value -
SSH Server Listening Port
Specify port the SSH server is listening.Value -
SSH Max authentication attempts
Specify the maximum number of authentication attempts per connection.Value -
SSH is required to be installed
Specify if the Policy requires SSH to be installed. Used by SSH Rules to determine if SSH should be uninstalled or configured.<br> A value of 0 mea...Value -
SSH Strong KEX by FIPS
Specify the FIPS approved KEXs (Key Exchange Algorithms) algorithms that are used for methods in cryptography by which cryptographic keys are exch...Value -
SSH Max Sessions Count
Specify the maximum number of open sessions permitted.Value -
SSH Max Keep Alive Count
Specify the maximum number of idle message counts before session is terminated.Value -
Install the OpenSSH Server Package
The <code>openssh-server</code> package should be installed. The <code>openssh-server</code> package can be installed with the following command: <...Rule Medium Severity -
Remove the OpenSSH Server Package
The <code>openssh-server</code> package should be removed. The <code>openssh-server</code> package can be removed with the following command: <pre>...Rule Medium Severity -
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 -
Disable SSH Server If Possible
The SSH server service, sshd, is commonly needed. However, if it can be disabled, do so. This is unusual, as SSH is a common method for encrypted ...Rule High Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns SSH Server config file
To properly set the group owner of/etc/ssh/sshd_config
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Ownership on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files
SSH server private keys, files that match the/etc/ssh/*_key
glob, must be group-owned byroot
group.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Ownership on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
SSH server public keys, files that match the/etc/ssh/*.pub
glob, must be group-owned byroot
group.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Owner on SSH Server config file
To properly set the owner of/etc/ssh/sshd_config
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Ownership on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files
SSH server private keys, files that match the/etc/ssh/*_key
glob, must be owned byroot
user.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Ownership on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
SSH server public keys, files that match the/etc/ssh/*.pub
glob, must be owned byroot
user.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on SSH Server config file
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ssh/sshd_config
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Rule Medium Severity
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