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The rshd service must not be installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22431 GEN003825 SV-38806r1_rule DCPP-1 Medium
Description
The rshd process provides a typically unencrypted, host-authenticated remote access service. SSH should be used in place of this service.
STIG Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-36871r1_chk )
Determine if the rshd service is installed. If so, this is a finding. The rshd is part of the bos.net.tcp.client fileset and is not removable.
Fix Text (F-31851r1_fix)
#chmod 000 /usr/sbin/rshd