STIGQter: STIG Summary: Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 26 Mar 2026:

The TOSS 5 SSH daemon must not allow known hosts authentication.

DISA Rule

SV-282712r1201589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-282712

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000258

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the SSH daemon to not allow known hosts authentication.

Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes":

IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes

Restart the SSH service for changes to take effect:

$ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

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Verify the SSH daemon does not allow known hosts authentication using the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*ignoreuserknownhosts'

IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes

If the value is returned as "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-282712

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000258

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the SSH daemon does not allow known hosts authentication using the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*ignoreuserknownhosts'

IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes

If the value is returned as "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5738