There must be no .netrc files on the system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-51689	OSX8-00-00600	SV-65899r1_rule		Medium

Description
Passwords need to be protected at all times and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords while in storage so unauthorized users/processes cannot gain access. There must be no ".netrc" files on the system.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG	2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53993r1_chk )
To see if there are any ".netrc" files on the system, run the following command: sudo find / -name .netrc If there is anything found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-56487r1_fix)
To remove any ".netrc" files, run the following command: find / -name .netrc -exec rm {} \;