STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 30 Jan 2025:

The Photon operating system must have the sshd SyslogFacility set to "authpriv".

DISA Rule

SV-256483r958406_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256483

Group Title

SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000006

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000067 - Employ automated mechanisms to monitor remote access methods.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

Ensure the "SyslogFacility" line is uncommented and set to the following:

SyslogFacility AUTHPRIV

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl restart sshd.service

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# sshd -T|&grep -i SyslogFacility

Expected result:

syslogfacility AUTHPRIV

If there is no output or if the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256483

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000006

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# sshd -T|&grep -i SyslogFacility

Expected result:

syslogfacility AUTHPRIV

If there is no output or if the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5520