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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Services
SSH Server
Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
Set SSH MaxSessions limit
Set SSH MaxSessions limit
An XCCDF Rule
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Set SSH MaxSessions limit
Medium Severity
The
MaxSessions
parameter specifies the maximum number of open sessions permitted from a given connection. To set MaxSessions edit
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
as follows:
MaxSessions