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The system must employ a local firewall.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22582 GEN008520 SV-38961r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
A local firewall protects the system from exposing unnecessary or undocumented network services to the local enclave. If a system within the enclave is compromised, firewall protection on an individual system continues to protect it from attack.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-37947r1_chk )
Determine if the system is using a local firewall.

# lsfilt
# smitty ipsec4

If local firewall is not configured and running, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32366r1_fix)
Configure the system to use a local firewall.
Use SMIT to load the IPSEC filesets.
#smit install

Use SMIT to configure filters.
#smit ipsec4