Access Control: Enabled SSH Password Authentication¶

Identifier: ssh_password_auth_enabled

Scanner(s) Support¶

Description¶

Check if the SSH server has password authentication enabled.

SSH servers with password authentication enabled are more vulnerable to brute-force attacks. It is recommended to use key-based authentication instead.

Configuration¶

Example¶

Example configuration:

---
security_tests:
  ssh_password_auth_enabled:
    assets_allowed:
    - REST
    - GRAPHQL
    - WEBAPP
    skip: false

Reference¶

assets_allowed¶

Type : List[AssetType]*

List of assets that this check will cover.

skip¶

Type : boolean

Skip the test if true.