PHTN-30-000006 - The Photon operating system must have the sshd SyslogFacility set to 'authpriv'.

Information

Automated monitoring of remote access sessions allows organizations to detect cyberattacks and ensure ongoing compliance with remote access policies by auditing connection activities.

Solution

Navigate to and open:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

Ensure the 'SyslogFacility' line is uncommented and set to the following:

SyslogFacility AUTHPRIV

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl restart sshd.service

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y24M01_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-17(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000067, Rule-ID|SV-256483r887123_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-30-000006, Vuln-ID|V-256483

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a00d7b5296db61d8b1d9855b68c23ecd7f99a67e6112a78c254f3b98d542763b