There must be no shosts.equiv files on AlmaLinux OS 9.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The shosts.equiv files are used to configure host-based authentication for 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.
- ID
- SV-269258r1050140_rule
- Version
- ALMA-09-020150
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Remove any found "shosts.equiv" files from the system.
$ rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/shosts.equiv