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

RHEL 10 must enable the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) interface for SSHD.

DISA Rule

SV-281216r1166600_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281216

Group Title

SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600640

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000877 - Employ strong authentication in the establishment of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 SSHD to use the "UsePAM" interface by adding or modifying the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" or in a file in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d".

UsePAM yes

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 SSHD is configured to allow for the "UsePAM" interface 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*usepam'
UsePAM yes

If the "UsePAM" keyword is set to "no", is missing, or is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281216

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600640

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 SSHD is configured to allow for the "UsePAM" interface 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*usepam'
UsePAM yes

If the "UsePAM" keyword is set to "no", is missing, or is commented out, this is a finding.

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M

Target Key

5733