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Linux: SSH HostbasedAuthentication

🗓️ 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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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

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# Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
#
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# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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#
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#
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150071");
  script_version("2022-08-31T10:10:28+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-08-31 10:10:28 +0000 (Wed, 31 Aug 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-01-14 14:14:36 +0100 (Tue, 14 Jan 2020)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"0.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"qod", value:"97");

  script_name("Linux: SSH HostbasedAuthentication");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Policy");
  script_dependencies("compliance_tests.nasl", "read_sshd_config.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Compliance/Launch");

  script_add_preference(name:"Value", type:"radio", value:"no;yes", id:1);

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://linux.die.net/man/5/sshd_config");
  script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Distribution Independent Linux v2.0.0: 5.2.9 Ensure SSH HostbasedAuthentication is disabled (Scored)");
  script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS CentOS Linux 8 Benchmark v1.0.0: 5.2.9 Ensure SSH HostbasedAuthentication is disabled (Scored)");
  script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Controls Version 7: 16.3 Require Multi-factor Authentication");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"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.

  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.");

  exit(0);
}

include("ssh_func.inc");
include("policy_functions.inc");

cmd = "grep '^HostbasedAuthentication' /etc/ssh/sshd_config";
title = "SSH HostbasedAuthentication";
solution = "Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file to set the parameter as follows:
HostbasedAuthentication no";
test_type = "SSH_Cmd";
default = script_get_preference("Value", id:1);

if(get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sshd_config/ERROR")){
  value = "Error";
  compliant = "incomplete";
  comment = "Could not read /etc/ssh/sshd_config";
}else{
  value = get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sshd_config/hostbasedauthentication");
  compliant = policy_setting_exact_match(value:value, set_point:default);
  comment = "";
}

policy_reporting(result:value, default:default, compliant:compliant, fixtext:solution,
  type:test_type, test:cmd, info:comment);
policy_set_kbs(type:test_type, cmd:cmd, default:default, solution:solution, title:title,
  value:value, compliant:compliant);

exit(0);

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