Ensure SSH AllowTcpForwarding is disabledID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:72643 | Date: (C)2021-05-28 (M)2023-07-04 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: unix |
SSH port forwarding is a mechanism in SSH for tunneling application ports from the client to the server, or servers to clients. It can be used for adding encryption to legacy applications, going through firewalls, and some system administrators and IT professionals use it for opening backdoors into the internal network from their home machines
Platform: |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |