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AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH server configuration files must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services, which if configured incorrectly, can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files must be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.

ID
SV-269263r1050145_rule
Version
ALMA-09-020700
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the SSHD config files to have "0600" permissions with the following command:

$ chmod 0600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf