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The system must not run an Internet Network News (INN) server.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-1023 GEN006240 SV-1023r2_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Internet Network News (INN) servers access Usenet newsfeeds and store newsgroup articles. INN servers use the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) to transfer information from the Usenet to the server and from the server to authorized remote hosts. If this function is necessary to support a valid mission requirement, its use must be authorized and approved in the system accreditation package.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-2043r2_chk )
# ps -ef | egrep "innd|nntpd"

If an INN server is running, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-1177r2_fix)
Disable the INN server.