STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must, for all networked systems, have and implement Secure Shell (SSH) to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted and received information.

DISA Rule

SV-281002r1184641_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281002

Group Title

SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200721

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002418 - Protect the confidentiality and/or integrity of transmitted information.
• CCI-002421 - Implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure of information and/or detect changes to information during transmission.
• CCI-002420 - Maintain the confidentiality and/or integrity of information during preparation for transmission.
• CCI-002422 - Maintain the confidentiality and/or integrity of information during reception.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to enable the sshd service by running the following command:

$ systemctl enable --now sshd

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 "sshd" is active with the following command:

$ systemctl is-active sshd
active

If the "sshd" service is not active, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281002

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200721

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 "sshd" is active with the following command:

$ systemctl is-active sshd
active

If the "sshd" service is not active, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733