Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) V1R9
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Set SSH Client Alive Interval
SSH allows administrators to set a network responsiveness timeout interval. After this interval has passed, the unresponsive client will be automat...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable SSH Access via Empty Passwords
Disallow SSH login with empty passwords. The default SSH configuration disables logins with empty passwords. The appropriate configuration is used ...Rule High Severity -
Disable X11 Forwarding
The X11Forwarding parameter provides the ability to tunnel X11 traffic through the connection to enable remote graphic connections. SSH has the cap...Rule Medium Severity -
Do Not Allow SSH Environment Options
Ensure that users are not able to override environment variables of the SSH daemon. <br> The default SSH configuration disables environment process...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable PAM
UsePAM Enables the Pluggable Authentication Module interface. If set to “yes” this will enable PAM authentication using ChallengeResponseAuthentica...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Public Key Authentication
Enable SSH login with public keys. <br> The default SSH configuration enables authentication based on public keys. The appropriate configuration is...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable SSH Warning Banner
To enable the warning banner and ensure it is consistent across the system, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Use Only FIPS 140-2 Validated Ciphers
Limit the ciphers to those algorithms which are FIPS-approved. The following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> demonstrates use of FIPS-app...Rule Medium Severity -
Use Only FIPS 140-2 Validated Key Exchange Algorithms
Limit the key exchange algorithms to those which are FIPS-approved. Add or modify the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> <pre>Kex...Rule Medium Severity -
Use Only FIPS 140-2 Validated MACs
Limit the MACs to those hash algorithms which are FIPS-approved. The following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> demonstrates use of FIPS-a...Rule Medium Severity
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