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The macOS system must configure SSHD Channel Timeout to 900.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>If SSHD is enabled it must be configured with session Channel Timeout set to 900. This will set the time out when the session is inactive. Note: /etc/ssh/sshd_config will be automatically modified to its original state following any update or major upgrade to the operating system. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072,SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-259446r940960_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the macOS system to set the SSHD Channel Timeout to 900 with the following command:

include_dir=$(/usr/bin/awk '/^Include/ {print $2}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config | /usr/bin/tr -d '*')

if [[ -z $include_dir ]]; then
  /usr/bin/sed -i.bk "1s/.*/Include \/etc\/ssh\/sshd_config.d\/\*/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config