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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must not allow unattended or automatic login via SSH.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts Ubuntu 22.04 LTS security.

ID
SV-260526r991591_rule
Version
UBTU-22-255025
Severity
High
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the SSH server to not allow unattended or automatic login to the system.  
  
Add or modify the following lines in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file:  
  
PermitEmptyPasswords no 
PermitUserEnvironment no