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RHEL-09-252070 There must be no shosts.equiv files on RHEL 9.

DISA STIG library V2R10
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT I

Maps to CM-6 via CCI-000366

Title

There must be no shosts.equiv files on RHEL 9.

Control

Verify there are no "shosts.equiv" files on RHEL 9 with the following command: $ sudo find / -name shosts.equiv If a "shosts.equiv" file is found, this is a finding.

Discussion

The shosts.equiv files are used to configure host-based authentication for 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.

Related controls

CCI-000366

Fix

Remove any found "shosts.equiv" files from the system. $ sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/shosts.equiv