The ESXi host SSH daemon must be configured with the DOD logon banner.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The warning message reinforces policy awareness during the logon process and facilitates possible legal action against attackers. Alternatively, systems whose ownership should not be obvious should ensure use of a banner that does not provide easy attribution.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-256383r885930_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
From an ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config":
Banner /etc/issue