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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disallow compression of the encrypted session stream.
The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disallow compression of the encrypted session stream.
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The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disallow compression of the encrypted session stream.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If compression is allowed in a Secure Shell (SSH) connection prior to authentication, vulnerabilities in the compression software could result in compromise of the system from an unauthenticated connection.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>