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The telnet daemon must not be running.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-24386 GEN003850 SV-38953r1_rule DCPP-1 High
Description
The telnet daemon provides a typically unencrypted remote access service which does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-09-29

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-31868r1_fix)
Edit the /etc/inetd.conf file and comment out the telnet line.

Reload the inetd process.
# refresh -s inetd