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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Services
SSH Server
Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
Enable Use of Strict Mode Checking
Enable Use of Strict Mode Checking
An XCCDF Rule
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Enable Use of Strict Mode Checking
Medium Severity
SSHs
StrictModes
option checks file and ownership permissions in the user's home directory
.ssh
folder before accepting login. If world- writable permissions are found, logon is rejected.
The default SSH configuration has
StrictModes
enabled. The appropriate configuration is used if no value is set for
StrictModes
.
To explicitly enable
StrictModes
in SSH, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
:
StrictModes yes