Product Name
CIS-CAT Pro Assessor
Product Version
v4.11 + (arbitrary guess at version)
Date
Use /date to insert current date
Problem
Can you please confirm whether CIS CAT SSH remote scans are expected to work with RHEL 8 and equivalent hosts which use openssh 8.0+ servers
Solution
CIS-CAT Pro Assessor can use SSH for remote connections with RHEL 8 and equivalent hosts, please review the following information relative to SSH: Setting up ssh keys for remote CIS-CAT assessment
At the moment, we officially support versions of openssh 7. We are in the process of updating our ssh library (jsch) into a more well maintained one which would be compatible with future openssh releases.
While there is not an exact timeline for this update, it is the the R&D phase. Keeping an eye on future CIS-CIS-CAT Pro Assessor Change Logs will let you know when this has been implemented.
In the interim, we have had a successful ssh connections with these libraries:
Remote version string: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_7.4 Local version string: SSH-2.0-JSCH-0.1.54
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