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V-217141

CAT I (High)

There must be no .shosts files on the SUSE operating system.

Rule ID

SV-217141r991589_rule

STIG

SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R2

CCIs

V-77137

Discussion

The .shosts files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system, as it does not require interactive identification and authentication of a connection request, or for the use of two-factor authentication.

Check Content

Verify there are no ".shosts" files on the SUSE operating system.

Check the system for the existence of these files with the following command:

# find / -name '.shosts'

If any ".shosts" files are found on the system, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove any ".shosts" files found on the SUSE operating system.

# rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/.shosts