STIG ID: OL08-00-010470 | SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | Severity: high | CCI: | Vulnerability Id: V-248598
The ".shosts" files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system, as it does not require interactive identification and authentication of a connection request, or for the use of two-factor authentication.
Remove any found ".shosts" files from the system.
$ sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/.shosts
Verify there are no ".shosts" files on OL 8 with the following command:
$ sudo find / -name '*.shosts'
If any ".shosts" files are found, this is a finding.