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V-282707

CAT II (Medium)

The TOSS 5 SSH server configuration file must be owned by root.

Rule ID

SV-282707r1201101_rule

STIG

Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services, which if configured incorrectly, can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files must be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.

Check Content

Verify the ownership of the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file using the following command:

$ ls -al /etc/ssh/sshd_config

rw-------. 1 root root 3669 Feb 22 11:34 /etc/ssh/sshd_config

If the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file to be owned by root using the following command:

$ sudo chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config