diff --git a/products/rhel8/profiles/stig.profile b/products/rhel8/profiles/stig.profile
index d92bc72971c..98cabee38dd 100644
--- a/products/rhel8/profiles/stig.profile
+++ b/products/rhel8/profiles/stig.profile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ selections:
- var_password_pam_lcredit=1
- var_password_pam_retry=3
- var_password_pam_minlen=15
- - var_sshd_set_keepalive=0
+ # - var_sshd_set_keepalive=0
- sshd_approved_macs=stig
- sshd_approved_ciphers=stig
- sshd_idle_timeout_value=10_minutes
@@ -170,11 +170,13 @@ selections:
# RHEL-08-010190
- dir_perms_world_writable_sticky_bits
- # RHEL-08-010200
- - sshd_set_keepalive_0
-
- # RHEL-08-010201
- - sshd_set_idle_timeout
+ # These two items don't behave as they used to in RHEL8.6 and RHEL9
+ # anymore. They will be disabled for now until an alternative
+ # solution is found.
+ # # RHEL-08-010200
+ # - sshd_set_keepalive_0
+ # # RHEL-08-010201
+ # - sshd_set_idle_timeout
# RHEL-08-010210
- file_permissions_var_log_messages
diff --git a/products/rhel9/profiles/stig.profile b/products/rhel9/profiles/stig.profile
index 42c6d0e9aca..842f17c7021 100644
--- a/products/rhel9/profiles/stig.profile
+++ b/products/rhel9/profiles/stig.profile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ selections:
- var_password_pam_lcredit=1
- var_password_pam_retry=3
- var_password_pam_minlen=15
- - var_sshd_set_keepalive=0
+ # - var_sshd_set_keepalive=0
- sshd_approved_macs=stig
- sshd_approved_ciphers=stig
- sshd_idle_timeout_value=10_minutes
@@ -171,11 +171,13 @@ selections:
# RHEL-08-010190
- dir_perms_world_writable_sticky_bits
- # RHEL-08-010200
- - sshd_set_keepalive_0
-
- # RHEL-08-010201
- - sshd_set_idle_timeout
+ # These two items don't behave as they used to in RHEL8.6 and RHEL9
+ # anymore. They will be disabled for now until an alternative
+ # solution is found.
+ # # RHEL-08-010200
+ # - sshd_set_keepalive_0
+ # # RHEL-08-010201
+ # - sshd_set_idle_timeout
# RHEL-08-010210
- file_permissions_var_log_messages
diff --git a/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/stig.profile b/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/stig.profile
index e4fee44f9f9..e3c8ebfc9a5 100644
--- a/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/stig.profile
+++ b/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/stig.profile
@@ -353,8 +353,6 @@ selections:
- sshd_enable_warning_banner
- sshd_print_last_log
- sshd_rekey_limit
-- sshd_set_idle_timeout
-- sshd_set_keepalive_0
- sshd_use_strong_rng
- sshd_x11_use_localhost
- sssd_certificate_verification
@@ -423,7 +421,6 @@ selections:
- var_password_pam_ucredit=1
- var_password_pam_lcredit=1
- var_password_pam_retry=3
-- var_sshd_set_keepalive=0
- sshd_approved_macs=stig
- sshd_approved_ciphers=stig
- sshd_idle_timeout_value=10_minutes
diff --git a/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/stig_gui.profile b/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/stig_gui.profile
index 83d04775e3a..8ef48e0654b 100644
--- a/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/stig_gui.profile
+++ b/tests/data/profile_stability/rhel8/stig_gui.profile
@@ -364,8 +364,6 @@ selections:
- sshd_enable_warning_banner
- sshd_print_last_log
- sshd_rekey_limit
-- sshd_set_idle_timeout
-- sshd_set_keepalive_0
- sshd_use_strong_rng
- sshd_x11_use_localhost
- sssd_certificate_verification
@@ -432,7 +430,6 @@ selections:
- var_password_pam_ucredit=1
- var_password_pam_lcredit=1
- var_password_pam_retry=3
-- var_sshd_set_keepalive=0
- sshd_approved_macs=stig
- sshd_approved_ciphers=stig
- sshd_idle_timeout_value=10_minutes