The HostbasedAuthentication parameter specifies if authentication is allowed through trusted hosts via the user of .rhosts, or /etc/hosts.equiv, along with successful public key client host authentication. This option only applies to SSH Protocol Version 2.
Rationale:
Even though the .rhosts files are ineffective if support is disabled in /etc/pam.conf, disabling the ability to use .rhosts files in SSH provides an additional layer of protection .
Fix:
Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file to set the parameter as follows:
HostbasedAuthentication no
[no/yes]
Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file to set the parameter as follows:
HostbasedAuthentication no
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SCAP Repo OVAL Definition
2023-08-23