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-38249r1_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
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-02

Details

Check Text ( C-36421r1_chk )
Check for the existence of the files. # find / -type f -name .rhosts # find / -type f -name .shosts # find / -type f -name hosts.equiv # find / -type f -name shosts.equiv If .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv are found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31760r1_fix)
Remove the .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, and/or shosts.equiv files.