STIGQter 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 protect sshd configuration from unauthorized access.

DISA Rule

SV-256581r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256581

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000112

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following commands:

# chmod 600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# chown root:root /etc/ssh/sshd_config

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At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Expected result:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config permissions are 600 and owned by root:root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256581

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000112

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Expected result:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config permissions are 600 and owned by root:root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5520