The AIX SSH daemon must be configured to disable user .rhosts files.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215303 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229 | AIX7-00-002121 | SV-215303r991591_rule | 2026-02-06 | 3 |
Description
Trust .rhost file means a compromise on one host can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts.
ℹ️ Check
Check the SSH daemon configuration for allowed ".rhosts" using command:
# grep -i IgnoreRhosts /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -v '^#'
IgnoreRhosts yes
If no lines are returned, or the returned "IgnoreRhosts" directive is not set to "yes", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Edit "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" and add or update the "IgnoreRhosts " line as:
IgnoreRhosts yes
Save the change and restart ssh daemon:
# stopsrc -s sshd
# startsrc -s sshd