Remove the OpenSSH Server Package
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The openssh-server package should be removed.
The openssh-server package can be removed with the following command:
$ sudo yum erase openssh-server
Rationale
Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality, and integrity may be compromised because unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read or altered.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_openssh-server_removed
- Severity
- Medium
- Updated
Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions
package --remove=openssh-server
Remediation - Puppet
include remove_openssh-server
class remove_openssh-server {
package { 'openssh-server':
ensure => 'purged',
}
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure openssh-server is removed
package:
name: openssh-server
state: absent
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove openssh-server
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on openssh-server. Execute this