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V-1047

CAT II (Medium)

The system must not permit root logins using remote access programs such as ssh.

Rule ID

SV-44922r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000770

Discussion

Even though communications are encrypted, an additional layer of security may be gained by extending the policy of not logging directly on as root. In addition, logging in with a user-specific account preserves the audit trail.

Check Content

Determine if the SSH daemon is configured to permit root logins.

Procedure:
# grep -v "^#" /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -i permitrootlogin

If the PermitRootLogin entry is not found or is not set to "no", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the sshd_config file and set the PermitRootLogin option to "no".