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

RHEL 10 must log Secure Shell (SSH) connection attempts and failures to the server.

DISA Rule

SV-281115r1184650_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281115

Group Title

SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500215

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to log connection attempts by adding or modifying the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" or in a file in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d":

LogLevel VERBOSE

Restart the SSH daemon with the following command for the settings to take effect:

$ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

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Verify RHEL 10 logs SSH connection attempts and failures to the server with the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*loglevel'
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/90-sshd.conf:LogLevel VERBOSE

If a value of "VERBOSE" is not returned, or the line is commented out or missing, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281115

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500215

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 logs SSH connection attempts and failures to the server with the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*loglevel'
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/90-sshd.conf:LogLevel VERBOSE

If a value of "VERBOSE" is not returned, or the line is commented out or missing, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5733