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SLEM 5 SSH daemon must be configured to not allow authentication using known hosts authentication.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.

ID
SV-261340r996483_rule
Version
SLEM-05-255075
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure SLEM 5 SSH daemon to not allow authentication using "known hosts" authentication.

Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file:

IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes