STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.5 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

The ESXi host must remove keys from the SSH authorized_keys file.

DISA Rule

SV-207630r388482_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-207630

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

Rule Version

ESXI-65-000029

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, zero or remove the /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys file:

# >/etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

or

# rm /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

Check Contents

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command:

# ls -la /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

or

# cat /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

If the authorized_keys file exists and is not empty, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-207630

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-65-000029

Severity Override Guidance

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command:

# ls -la /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

or

# cat /etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

If the authorized_keys file exists and is not empty, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2925

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