The Photon operating system must configure sshd to perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
If other users have access to modify user-specific Secure Shell (SSH) configuration files, they may be able to log on to the system as another user.
- ID
- SV-256550r991589_rule
- Version
- PHTN-30-000081
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Navigate to and open:
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Ensure the "StrictModes" line is uncommented and set to the following: