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Network Information System (NIS) maps must be protected through hard-to-guess domain names.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-12026 GEN006420 SV-35153r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
The use of hard-to-guess NIS domain names provides additional protection from unauthorized access to the NIS directory information.
STIG Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-36722r2_chk )
Check the domain name for NIS maps.

Procedure:
# domainname

If the name returned is simple to guess, such as the organization name, building, or room name, etc., this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32103r1_fix)
Change the NIS domain name to a value difficult to guess. Consult vendor documentation, i.e., domain name (1) in the HP-UX man pages, for the required procedure.