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There must be no .shosts files on the RHEL 8 operating system.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The ".shosts" files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system, as it does not require interactive identification and authentication of a connection request, or for the use of two-factor authentication.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-230284r627750_rule
Severity
High
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Remove any found ".shosts" files from the system.

$ sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/.shosts