id: file-disable-sshp-protocol info: name: Disable SSH Protocol author: pussycat0x severity: unknown description: | Using SSH Protocol 1 is insecure as it lacks strong encryption and integrity checks, making it vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, session hijacking, and other exploits. It is recommended to use SSH Protocol 2 for enhanced security. remediation: | Set Protocol 2 in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to disable SSH Protocol 1 and restart the SSH service. reference: - https://vishalraj82.medium.com/hardening-openssh-security-37f5d634015f - https://www.ktchost.com/blog/enable-ssh-protocol-2/ metadata: verified: true tags: audit,config,file,ssh file: - extensions: - all matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: word words: - "# This is the sshd server system-wide configuration file" - type: word words: - "Protocol 2" negative: true # digest: 4b0a00483046022100df321d349e00834fe6ee106774d32184d6aeec1c921f5c7bbbe76fe436bbf86202210098eb1f0ac12461bbda59911610b7fec2f6a87c5f808390253ae4aa05b52a8012:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950