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The Photon operating system must protect sshd configuration from unauthorized access.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The "sshd_config" file contains all the configuration items for sshd. Incorrect or malicious configuration of sshd can allow unauthorized access to the system, insecure communication, limited forensic trail, etc.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-256581r887417_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

At the command line, run the following commands:

# chmod 600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# chown root:root /etc/ssh/sshd_config