There must be no .shosts files on SLEM 5.
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-261343r996489_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Remove any ".shosts" files found on SLEM 5.
> sudo rm /<path_to_file>/.shosts