STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The Photon operating system must enable Secure Shell (SSH) authentication logging.

DISA Rule

SV-258866r933659_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258866

Group Title

SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000201

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 "LogLevel" line is uncommented and set to the following:

LogLevel INFO

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl restart sshd.service

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command to verify the running configuration of sshd:

# sshd -T|&grep -i LogLevel

Example result:

loglevel INFO

If "LogLevel" is not set to "INFO", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258866

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000201

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to verify the running configuration of sshd:

# sshd -T|&grep -i LogLevel

Example result:

loglevel INFO

If "LogLevel" is not set to "INFO", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5569