The Photon operating system must protect sshd configuration from unauthorized access.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The "sshd_config" file contains all the configuration items for sshd. Incorrect or malicious configuration of sshd can allow unauthorized access to the system, insecure communication, limited forensic trail, etc.
- ID
- SV-256581r991589_rule
- Version
- PHTN-30-000112
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
At the command line, run the following commands:
# chmod 600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# chown root:root /etc/ssh/sshd_config