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Direct root account login must not be permitted for SSH access.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The system should not allow users to log in as the root user directly, as audited actions would be non-attributable to a specific user.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-216354r959010_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

The root role is required.

Modify the sshd_config file

# pfedit /etc/ssh/sshd_config