There must be no .shosts files on the SUSE operating system.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The .shosts files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or 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-234984r991589_rule
- Version
- SLES-15-040020
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Remove any ".shosts" files found on the SUSE operating system.
> sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/.shosts