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The securetcpip command must be used.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4284 GEN000000-AIX00040 SV-4284r2_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
The AIX securetcpip command disables insecure network utilities, such as rcp, rlogin, rlogind, rsh, rshd, tftp, tftpd, and trpt/d. These services increase the attack surface of the system.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-2446r2_chk )
The securetcpip command is in /etc. If it is not there, this is a finding.
Perform:

more /etc/security/config

If the stanza below is not there, this is a finding.

tcpip:
netrc = ftp, rexec

The stanza indicates the securetcpip command, which disables all the unsafe tcpip commands, (e.g., rsh, rlogin, tftp) has been executed.
Fix Text (F-33317r1_fix)
Ensure secure tcp/ip has been invoked before allowing operations on the system.