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APPL-15-000024 The macOS system must enforce SSH to display a policy banner.

DISA STIG library V1R8
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to AC-8 via CCI-000048, CCI-000050

Title

The macOS system must enforce SSH to display a policy banner.

Control

Verify the macOS system is configured to display the contents of "/etc/banner" before granting access to the system with the following command: /usr/sbin/sshd -G | /usr/bin/grep -c "^banner /etc/banner" If the command does not return "1", this is a finding.

Discussion

SSH must be configured to display a policy banner. Displaying a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures that users are provided with privacy and security notification verbiage that is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance. System use notifications are required only for access via login interfaces with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist. 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-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000024-GPOS-00007

Related controls

CCI-000048, CCI-000050

Fix

Configure the macOS system to display the contents of "/etc/banner" before granting access to the system with the following command: include_dir=$(/usr/bin/awk '/^Include/ {print $2}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config | /usr/bin/tr -d '*') if [[ -z $include_dir ]]; then /usr/bin/sed -i.bk "1s/.*/Include \/etc\/ssh\/sshd_config.d\/\*/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config fi /usr/bin/grep -qxF 'banner /etc/banner' "${include_dir}01-mscp-sshd.conf" 2>/dev/null || echo "banner /etc/banner" >> "${include_dir}01-mscp-sshd.conf" for file in $(ls ${include_dir}); do if [[ "$file" == "100-macos.conf" ]]; then continue fi if [[ "$file" == "01-mscp-sshd.conf" ]]; then break fi /bin/mv ${include_dir}${file} ${include_dir}20-${file} done