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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Remove SSH Server firewalld Firewall exception (Unusual)
Remove SSH Server firewalld Firewall exception (Unusual)
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Remove SSH Server firewalld Firewall exception (Unusual)
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By default, inbound connections to SSH's port are allowed. If the SSH server is not being used, this exception should be removed from the firewall configuration.
To configure
firewalld
to prevent access, run the following command(s):
firewall-cmd --permanent --remove-service=ssh