Ensure sshd MaxAuthTries is configured

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Description

The MaxAuthTries parameter specifies the maximum number of authentication attempts permitted per connection. When the login failure count reaches half the number, error messages will be written to the syslog file detailing the login failure. Setting the MaxAuthTries parameter to a low number will minimize the risk of successful brute force attacks to the SSH server. While the recommended setting is 4, set the number based on site policy. Audit: evaluates the effective configuration from `sshd -T` (Match blocks must be reviewed separately).

Méthode de vérification

Méthode d'audit: Commande shell

shell

command -v sshd >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1; out=$(sshd -T 2>/dev/null) || exit 1; r=compliant; for p in '^maxauthtries[[:blank:]]+[1-4]$'; do printf '%s\n' "$out" | grep -Eiq -- "$p" || r="not matched: $p"; done; echo "$r"

Sortie attendue: compliant

Méthode de correction

Méthode de correction: Recommandation ou correctif d'infrastructure

Edit the/etc/ssh/sshd_config file to set the parameter as follows:: MaxAuthTries 4 Re-cycle the sshd daemon to pick up the configuration changes: stopsrc -s sshd startsrc -s sshd

Propriétés

Systèmes d'exploitation: Tous
Étiquettes: aixssh
Référence: CIS IBM AIX 7 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 4.6.3.12 Ensure sshd MaxAuthTries is configured

Vérifier cet hôte

Exécutez cette commande sur une machine que vous êtes autorisé à auditer. L'analyse est en lecture seule.

shell

tmaegis scan --target aix