Linux: SSH RekeyLimit
🗓️ 15 Jan 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150560");
script_version("2026-06-23T06:54:08+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-06-23 06:54:08 +0000 (Tue, 23 Jun 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-01-15 13:47:26 +0000 (Fri, 15 Jan 2021)");
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 RekeyLimit");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Policy");
script_dependencies("compliance_tests.nasl", "read_sshd_config.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("Compliance/Launch");
script_add_preference(name:"Value", type:"entry", value:"1G 1h", id:1);
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://linux.die.net/man/5/sshd_config");
script_xref(name:"URL",value:"https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN/Themen/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen/Standards-und-Zertifizierung/Technische-Richtlinien/TR-nach-Thema-sortiert/tr02102/tr02102_node.html");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"BSI TR-02102-4: 3.3.1 Key Re-exchange");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"RekeyLimit specifies the maximum amount of data that may be
transmitted before the session key is renegotiated, optionally followed a maximum amount of time
that may pass before the session key is renegotiated.");
exit(0);
}
include("ssh_func.inc");
include("policy_functions.inc");
cmd = "grep '^RekeyLimit' /etc/ssh/sshd_config";
title = "SSH RekeyLimit";
solution = "Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config";
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 if(!value = get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sshd_config/rekeylimit")){
value = "Error";
compliant = "incomplete";
comment = "Could not get supported RekeyLimit from /etc/ssh/sshd_config";
}else{
compliant = policy_setting_exact_match(value:value, set_point:default);
}
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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