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The system must not allow directed broadcasts to gateway.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-29495 GEN000000-AIX0200 SV-38699r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Disabling directed_broadcast prevents packets directed to a gateway to be broadcasted on a remote network.
STIG Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-37795r1_chk )
Check the directed_broacast option.
# /usr/sbin/no –o directed_broadcast
If the value returned is not 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-33053r1_fix)
Configure directed_broadcast to 0.

# /usr/sbin/no –p –o directed_broadcast=0