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The system must employ a local firewall.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22582 GEN008520 SV-38403r1_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
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-36793r1_chk )
Determine if the system is using a local firewall.
# cat /etc/rc.config.d/ipfconf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | cut -f 3,3 -d " " | grep "IPF_START"

If IPF_START is not set to 1, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32171r1_fix)
Set IPF_START=1 in /etc/rc.config.d/ipfconf.

Refresh/restart.
# /sbin/init.d/ipfboot start