RHEL 8, for certificate-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
If an unauthorized user obtains access to a private key without a passcode, that user would have unauthorized access to any system where the associated public key has been installed.
- ID
- SV-230230r1017049_rule
- Version
- RHEL-08-010100
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Create a new private and public key pair that utilizes a passcode with the following command:
$ sudo ssh-keygen -n [passphrase]