The CIS profile sets /etc/ssh/*key to 640 which prevents sshd from starting

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

After applying CIS profile, sshd is failing to start

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    • scap-security-guide-0.1.54-5.el8.noarch

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