There must be no .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv files on the system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11988	GEN002040	SV-12489r2_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	High

Description
The .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, and shosts.equiv files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system.

STIG	Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE	2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-7953r2_chk )
Check for the existence of the files. # find / -name .rhosts # find / -name .shosts # find / -name hosts.equiv # find / -name shosts.equiv If .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv are found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-11249r2_fix)
Remove the .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, and/or shosts.equiv files.