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The SUSE operating system SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

If other users have access to modify user-specific SSH configuration files, they may be able to log on to the system as another user.

ID
SV-217277r991589_rule
Version
SLES-12-030230
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the SUSE operating system SSH daemon performs strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.

Uncomment the "StrictModes" keyword in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" and set the value to "yes":

StrictModes yes