SV-38207r1: The system must not permit root logins using remote access programs such as SSH. | HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system must not permit root logins using remote access programs such as SSH.

Description

Discussion Text

Even though communications are encrypted, an additional layer of security may be gained by extending the policy of not logging directly on as root. In addition, logging in with a user-specific account preserves the audit trail.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000770

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

IA Controls

ECPA-1

References

DPMS Target HP-UX 11.23 DISA DPMS Target HP-UX 11.23 2170

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.hpux11:def:55
# The system must not permit root logins using remote access programs such as SSH.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Conditions are satisfied
# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_1() {
  grep -Pq '(^|\n)[ 	]*[Pp][Ee][Rr][Mm][Ii][Tt][Rr][Oo][Oo][Tt][Ll][Oo][Gg][Ii][Nn][ 	]+no[ 	]*(\n|$)' '/opt/ssh/etc/sshd_config' &>/dev/null
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.hpux11:def:55
if [ -f /opt/ssh/etc/sshd_config ]; then \
    grep -q "^[ \t]*PermitRootLogin[ \t]*no[ \t]*$" /opt/ssh/etc/sshd_config; \
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; fi; echo "FAIL"; exit 1

Remediation

Edit the configuration file and set the PermitRootLogin option to no.